A large Apathus vestalis bumblebee (top), a carder bee (Bombus muscorum) above its nest, a white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) in the foreground on its nest, and a long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis) flying at center. Illustration from Insects at home; being a popular account of insects, their structure, habits and transformations (1872) by John George Wood. Colorized.

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