Baldy - _TNY_8543
This new garden bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum), also known as the tree bumblebee, has a bit of a bald spot. This isn't because there is anything wrong with it, it just means that it has crawled in through a tight opening to the nest quite a lot of times.
The beautiful flower it is resting on is the dark variety of great masterwort (Astrantia major) and there is an entire album with shots of various bugs on those here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157636480565085/
Baldy - _TNY_8543
This new garden bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum), also known as the tree bumblebee, has a bit of a bald spot. This isn't because there is anything wrong with it, it just means that it has crawled in through a tight opening to the nest quite a lot of times.
The beautiful flower it is resting on is the dark variety of great masterwort (Astrantia major) and there is an entire album with shots of various bugs on those here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157636480565085/