Incredibly, this observation has been confirmed to be a male of Bombus terrestris https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147603705 given its 13 antennal segments and pattern of the tip of the abdomen.

What is a male bumblebee doing out and about, wings intact–meaning, young–in late January in Cambridge, UK? Are there overwintering colonies–which would be very rare for bumblebees?

#entomology #insects #Bombus #nativebees #Bumblebees

Another one for #OutOfSeasonBees at #iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/out-of-season-bees

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/out-of-season-bees

... which includes this observation of an Andrena cineraria mining #nativebee from the Cambridge Botanic gardens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138977895

#outofseasonbees #iNaturalist #entomology