Queen Red-tailed Cuckoo Bee, Bombus rupestris, resting on scabious flower. This is the social parasite of the Red-tailed Bumblebee.

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Bee species found in pesticide free garden

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Size: 5963px × 3975px
Location: Gloucestershire, UK
Photo credit: © Caroline Byrne / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: bee, biodiversity, bombus, bumblebee, cleptoparasite, cleptoparisite, cuckoo, flower, garden, hill, insect, lapidarius, macro, parasite, queen, red-tailed, red-tailled, rupestris, scabious, social, wildlife