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pill millipede, Glomeris marginata

Bombus terrestris queen

On the left the pill millipede, above a Bombus terrestris queen, and on the right two mating Bombus impatiens.

Mating bumblebees
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1 Bumblebee. Well there is a whole site devoted to them, see the photograph of mating bumblebees above right.
2 Do bumblebees sting? Yes, but only the queens and workers, see the sting of a Bombus lapidarius queen right. For more visit the sting page.
3 Bombus terrestris. One of the most common bumblebees, and the one used most in commercial pollination, see the queen above.
4 Flowers for bees. We have three sections covering this topic. Bee flowers Europe, Bee flowers North America and flowers in windowboxes and pots for those of you unlucky enough not to have a garden. The photograph, below left, shows an old worker drinking from a flower that was in a north-facing windowbox.
5 Hexapoda. The insects. The main page will give you an overview including diagrams (see the various mouthparts below left) and photographs, and has links to more detailed pages.
6 Bumblebee life cycle. On this page there is a drawing summarising the entire colony lifecycle (see also below) with links to more detailed pages. You will also learn that bumblebees are most definitely not cold blooded. How the queen broods her eggs. Just what happens to all the stored faeces once the blind gut is no longer blind. And some figures on bumblebee mortality.
7 Nemertea. Ribbon worms, see the diagram on the left.
8 Classes of sponges. There are four, you'll find photographs and drawings on the sponge page. On the right is Euplectella sp., a Venus flower basket, in the Hexactinellida Class.
9 Miner bees. These are the ones that nest in the soil. See the photograph at the bottom of the page..
4 Uniramia. The insects, centipedes, millipedes (see the pill millipede above left) and others.

Above right a bumblebee sting, and below that Euplectella, a Venus flower basket sponge in the Class Hexactinellida

bumblebee sting

Euplectella sp. a sponge in the Class Hexactinellida
bumblebee with ragged wings foraging in a windowbox insect mouthparts On the left an old bumblebee worker foraging from a Paris windowbox. Below the bumblebee life cycle, and below left some of the many types of insect mouthparts.
life cycle of a bumblebee colony
nests of mining bees
 On the left sand studded with the nests of mining bees.
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