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Buff-tailed
bumblebee Coloured etching, by William Home Lizars (1788–1859), designed by James Hope Stewart |
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Typical of Lizars’ work in natural history illustration, he presents Bombus terrestris, one of the most common bumble‑bees in Europe. These bees are large, robust insects with distinctive yellow bands and a pale tail, and colonies form underground nests where queens and workers cooperate in foraging and rearing young. |
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