Any bee experts able to identify this bee?

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Tom B

Guru
Location
Lancashire
Little lad picked up this bee that was looking unwell on a path earlier.

I have been idley trying to identify it. The black tail is throwing me... Any ideas?

Pictures arnt the best but getting a curious 2yr old to hold it still was a challenge.

Location is South East Lancashire

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Slick

Guru
Wrong link. 😊
 

Poacher

Gravitationally challenged member
Location
Nottingham
Bit of a mystery there, @Tom B , a cursory look through a couple of bumblebee pictorial guides doesn't throw up a match; no black tails in evidence.
https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/identification-tips/
https://www.greencast.co.uk/bumblebee-identification
so probably not a bumblebee, contrary to first impressions. Possibly a mining bee, carder bee or mason bee?
You could send your photos to bumblebeeconservation.org and ask them to ID it. They must be more used to that sort of query than CC members!
http://www.seenature.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/FoE-UK-Bee-Identification-Guide.pdf
 

sheddy

Legendary Member
Location
Suffolk
If it wont fly search for - rehydrate a bee.
 
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