A bumble bee feeding on nectar from a Corcosmia flower. This is a female as she has full pollen baskets on her hind legs.
Female Bumble Bees have pollen sacks and collect pollen,whereas both the male Bumble Bee and the Cuckoo Bumble Bee feed themselves on nectar but do not collect pollen other than accidentally.
Size: 2000px × 2999px
Location: north dorset uk
Photo credit: © ALAN MORGAN PHOTOGRAPHY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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