Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, gathering pollen from a spiny plumeless thistle flower. Like their relatives the honey

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Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, gathering pollen from a spiny plumeless thistle flower. Like their relatives the honeybees, bumble bees feed on nectar

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