April 30, 2006 at 7:56 pm
frequenting these forums.
My mother found this bug in our conservatory this morning and has been worrying ever since that it may be some strange breed of bee, that we should call out the local agricultural “Special Forces Unit” to exterminate it, and any others before they breed with our local bees and form a hybrid killer bee which will wipe out civilisation as we know it.
Sorry for the slight fuzziness, I used a long exposure and the little ‘bug’ger kept on moving, however I believe it to be a “Brown Bee” anyone have any idea ?

By: Grey Area - 30th April 2006 at 22:06
After posing for a few shots with the macro facility on the wife’s 70-300 it was removed to the garden and placed on a suitable flower by our pond, where it promptly fell off and drowned.
:D:D:D:D:D
By: EN830 - 30th April 2006 at 21:13
Looks like Bombus Humilis to me, too.
I hope you fed it, watered it and accorded it all due rights under the Geneva Convention, Ian. 😉
After posing for a few shots with the macro facility on the wife’s 70-300 it was removed to the garden and placed on a suitable flower by our pond, where it promptly fell off and drowned.
Only kidding 🙂
By: laviticus - 30th April 2006 at 21:00
Looks like Bombus Humilis to me, too.
I hope you fed it, watered it and accorded it all due rights under the Geneva Convention, Ian. 😉
Looks like i got one too many Ls in my Humilis lance put me up against the wall and hit me with a wet peniculus. :diablo:
I wonder if his mates are devising a rescue plan as we speak. 😀
By: barrythemod - 30th April 2006 at 20:50
Try this Bee Guide
By: Grey Area - 30th April 2006 at 20:46
Looks like Bombus Humilis to me, too.
I hope you fed it, watered it and accorded it all due rights under the Geneva Convention, Ian. 😉
By: laviticus - 30th April 2006 at 20:30
Looks like you’ve a rare bee and a protected species there, so if its now a deceases bee you could bee looking at thirty to life… 😀 😀
It looks like a brown bee to me. 🙂
By: Ren Frew - 30th April 2006 at 20:02
“WE’RE ALL DOOMED !”
By: A330-300 - 30th April 2006 at 20:00
Eugh, evil thing!
Is it alive? Where did it come from?