News clip of our rare bumblebee finding in South Kent. Not seen here for over 12 years. Found at a small holding run by Jaqui Bamford, who we have been working with for over 3 years. Photos by Penny Metal 🐝 & first recorded by Clare Marshall. Bumblebee Conservation Trust #bumblebees #bee

Help mee onderzoeken waar akkerhommels overwinteren! Het raadsel van de overwinterende akkerhommels naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature…

DNA SHOWS that this is a super, black-tailed colour pattern of the widespread Bombus cryptarum, a species also found with the usual white tail in Alaska and the UK

セイヨウオオマルハナバチ。本州では一度しか見たことがないですが、北海道には普通にいた。 Bombus terrestris

Bumblebees, cute mysteries of the sky. Still understudied, the evolution of their mitochondrial DNA is found to support the #Monophyly status of Bombus & its subgenera, offering exciting opportunities for future research in this field! 🐝 academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/adv… The Linnean Society of London

UK, if California can do it, we can! California says no to bee killing pesticides on public lands. environmentamerica.org/updates/califo…

Barcodes appear to show a flush of unrecognised species among Mexican bumblebees, but at least some of them may be explained by barcode-like pseudogenes - we begin to explore this for the weisi-complex (pic of B. weisi worker in Chiapas 2023) mapress.com/zt/article/vie…

Have you ever seen such a strikingly-coloured bumblebee? 🤩 The beautiful Bombus kashmirensis is found in the Himalayas - the birthplace of bumblebees! This is just one of the species you can learn about at our exciting event this Sunday. 📷 - Paul Williams Bumblebee Conservation Trust

If you are interested in how bumblebees evolved and spread around the world, you might like researchgate.net/publication/37…

This is one of several clover leys near our village, thriving on the waterlogged fields. Surprised to see quite a few male bumblebees out today, incredible they have survived all the recent rain!

Another line has been dangerously crossed in Lebanon: IDF shelling of United Nations peacekeepers whose positions are known. We condemn this inadmissible act, for which there is no justification. The EU reiterates its full support to UNIFIL , to its UNSC-mandated mission & its troops.

How #training and #education are crucial for #biodiversity protection. Read the article on Nature.com 👀 cetaf.org/elementor-1084… #taxonomy #BiodiversityMatters

There is now a distinct and monstrous possibility that the presidency will be taken by someone who loses the popular vote by many millions, even a landslide, and yet gains power; someone entirely without moral compass and wholly indifferent to the distinction between truth and

Yet again, we note that breaching a UN position and damaging UN assets is a flagrant violation of international law and Security Council resolution 1701. It also endangers the safety and security of our peacekeepers in violation of international humanitarian law.

燃え盛る炎のように美しいトラマルハナバチのオス。毎年見ているにも関わらず、トラマルのオスや新女王の美しさにはいつも心を打たれます。 Bombus diversus

炎を纏いしトラマルハナバチのオス。 Bombus diversus

オオマルハナバチのオス。アザミとセットの定番の絵。 Bombus hypocrita

ヒメマルハナバチの皆さん。 あまりに美しい。あまりに美しい。 Bmnbus beaticola

サワギキョウで盗蜜してるっぽいオオマルハナバチのオス。齧って穴を開けているのではなく、おしべの下をくぐらずに側面から舌を差し込んでいるように見えました。 Bombus hypocrita

Hi there. I used to be a reasonable Republican. And I sat and watched Trump and Vance behave like a couple of schoolyard bullies. But the MAGA press machine has told me to join with all the other nodding dog cabinet ministers and tweet out this cut and paste BS. So here it is.