Large garden bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus)

Species information

Newly emerged large garden bumblebee queen - harrisellus variety - feeding on spear thistle © Phill Clayton	Newly emerged large garden bumblebee queen - harrisellus variety - feeding on spear thistle © Phill Clayton	Newly emerged large garden bumblebee queen - harrisellus variety - feeding on spear thistle © Phill Clayton
Newly emerged large garden bumblebee queen - harrisellus variety - feeding on spear thistle © Phill Clayton	Large garden bumblebee worker - harrisellus variety - feeding © Phill Clayton	Large garden bumblebee worker © Phill Clayton
Large garden bumblebee worker - harrisellus variety © Phill Clayton	Large garden bumblebee worker - harrisellus variety © Phill Clayton	Large garden bumblebee nest © www.osfimages.com
Large garden bumblebee queen at the start of nesting - with a 5mm scale © Phill Clayton	Ventral view of a large garden bumblebee queen at the start of nesting - with a 5mm scale © Phill Clayton	Large garden bumblebee queen at the start of nesting with a 5mm scale, showing colour variation © Phill Clayton
Large garden bumblebee queen at the start of nesting with a 5mm scale, showing size variation © Phill Clayton