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Species

John Bridges

Bees and wasps

A red-tailed mason bee entering her nest in an empty snail shell. She is a small, slim black bee with a fuzzy orange abdomen

Red-tailed mason bee

Bilberry bumblebee queen on hawthorn flower

Bilberry bumblebee

Ashy mining bee

Ashy mining bee

Bee wolf

Bee wolf

Ivy bee

Ivy bee

tawny mining bee

Tawny mining bee

Red Mason Bee

Red mason bee

Garden Bumblebee

Garden bumblebee

Patchwork Leaf-cutter Bee

Patchwork leaf-cutter bee

Honey Bee

Honey bee

Common Carder Bee

Common carder bee

Giant horntail

Giant horntail

Red-tailed bumblebee

Red-tailed bumblebee

White-tailed bumblebee

White-tailed bumblebee

Shrill Carder Bee

Shrill carder bee

Early Bumblebee

Early bumblebee

Tree Bumblebee

Tree bumblebee

Heath bumblebee

Heath bumblebee

Hairy-footed flower bee (male)

Hairy-footed flower bee

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Ruby-tailed Wasp

Ruby-tailed wasp

Common Wasp

Common wasp

Hornet

Hornet

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