Blue Planet Earth Bumblebee - - _TNY_4504
Some sort of earth bumblebee (Bombus lucorum coll.) on top of one of the blue globe-thistles (Echinops bannaticus) in my mother-in-law's garden outside Härnösand, Sweden.
These seem like a very good plant to have in your garden. Not only are they pretty and grow well, but they're also *really* popular with a whole bunch of bugs.
Here are two closer shots of a pellucid fly on the same flowers:
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/31183194102/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/31840990310/
And here is a marmalade hoverfly: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/30193054103/
Blue Planet Earth Bumblebee - - _TNY_4504
Some sort of earth bumblebee (Bombus lucorum coll.) on top of one of the blue globe-thistles (Echinops bannaticus) in my mother-in-law's garden outside Härnösand, Sweden.
These seem like a very good plant to have in your garden. Not only are they pretty and grow well, but they're also *really* popular with a whole bunch of bugs.
Here are two closer shots of a pellucid fly on the same flowers:
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/31183194102/
www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/31840990310/
And here is a marmalade hoverfly: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/30193054103/