Common carder bumble bee (Bombus pascuorum)

Common carder bumble bee (Bombus pascuorum)

Description

Title:
Common carder bumble bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Caption / Description:

A common carder bumble bee feeds on a yellow Sunflower in September. This indivdual looks to be in good condition, with the strong ginger colour of the hair on the thorax unfaded, and no rips or tears on the wing edges.

The common carder bumble bee (Bombus pascuorum) is a brown coloured bee, but lacking the white/yellow markings on its rear end seen in some other bumble bee species. B. pascuorum is a ground nesting bee, often nesting in old mouse runs or tangles of vegetation.

The common carder bumble bee gets its common name from the way they comb material together (carding) when capping the cells containing the larvae before they pupate.

The bee has a relatively long tongue, and can often be seen feeding from flowers with a long flower tube, such as clover and white dead-nettle.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Animalia
  • Animals
  • Arthropoda
  • Arthropods
  • Insecta
  • Insects
  • Yellow
  • Hymenoptera
  • Bees
  • Apidae
  • Bombus
  • Bombus pascuorum
  • Bumblebees
  • Common carder bumblebee
  • Sunflower
  • Ginger

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_MG_4915.CR2
Event:
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Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
4272px x 2848px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
Yes
Copyright Notice:
© 2010 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1200 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
65mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
On, Fired
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon MP-E 65mm F2.8 1-5x Macro
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash with home-made concave diffusers

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing:

16 recovery in ACR