Tree bumblebees (Bombus hypnorum) nesting in a bird box they have taken over, fanning their wings to ventilate the nest, Wiltshire, UK, June.

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Tree bumblebees (Bombus hypnorum) at the entrance to a bird nest box they have taken over on a house wall, fanning their wings to ventilate the nest, Wiltshire, UK, June. This European species arrived in the UK in 2001 and has spread very fast, often nesting close to people using bird boxes and other cavities around homes.

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Size: 6208px × 4143px
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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