bumbelbee on plant (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

bumbelbee on plant

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The common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) feeding on the large-flowered hemp-nettle (Galeopsis speciosa) in the Austrian Alps. If it gets too hot, the insects can hardly detect the scents of the flowers.

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Sabine Nooten / Uni Würzburg

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