A BIG Bee

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  1. capney

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    Had a visitor in the conservatory today..
    He was rather large even for a bumble
    robert
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    Caps it's a" red tailed bumble bee" Bombus lapidarius the second largest in G B the largest is the "Buff-tailed bumble bee" Bombus terrestris,there are about 19 different types of bumble bee.
     
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    Thanks for IDing walnut.
    I had to be a bit careful with him as he keeped slamming into the window and ending upside down on the ledge!
    Im sure he was a tad upset by the time I managed to get him outside.
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