Two Bees
Not a good picture, but interesting.
I noticed a huge bee fliying and being weighted down. It landed in an awkward place for a photo so the picture is not good . There is a different species of bee clinging on to it.
Odd thought I so I looked it up on the internet.
The large bee is Bombus ruderatis The smaller is possibly a Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum . The males have spines and are known to crush other insects to death. I think in this case the spines are stuck in the large bee and the outcome will not be good for either of them. I have never seen this before.
In my garden Stafford UK 20th July 2023
Two Bees
Not a good picture, but interesting.
I noticed a huge bee fliying and being weighted down. It landed in an awkward place for a photo so the picture is not good . There is a different species of bee clinging on to it.
Odd thought I so I looked it up on the internet.
The large bee is Bombus ruderatis The smaller is possibly a Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum . The males have spines and are known to crush other insects to death. I think in this case the spines are stuck in the large bee and the outcome will not be good for either of them. I have never seen this before.
In my garden Stafford UK 20th July 2023