This is the Garden Bumble Bee (Bombus hortorum) collecting nectar in the early morning sunshine.

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Fears are being expressed that the humble Bumble Bee is heading for extinction. This is the Garden Bumble Bee (Bombus hortorum) collecting nectar in the early morning sunshine. The value of the role of the bumble beein polinating plants cannot be too highly stressed. Blame for the demise of the bumbles is being placed at the destruction of their habitat by intensive farming methods - but some experts are also pointing at the disruption of the seasons by global warming and the increased use of insecticides. COPYRIGHT Press Portrait Service, Whites Green, Petworth, 9BD 01798342716 (Vat No 415220108)

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Size: 2700px × 2620px
Location: South of England
Photo credit: © David Cole / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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