Phil Savoie / Early bumbebee (Bombus pratorum) male robbing nectar by piercing the flower base to drink nectar without pollinating hardy geranium flower (Geranium sp.) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Phil Savoie / Early bumbebee (Bombus pratorum) male robbing nectar by piercing the flower base to drink nectar without pollinating hardy geranium flower (Geranium sp.) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum), nectar robbing from Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum) nectar robbing Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.
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Phil Savoie / Red Mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female nectar robbing from comfrey, Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May
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Heather Angel / Wasp (Hymenoptera) robbing nectar from Henry's lily (Lilium henryi). Surrey, England, UK. August.
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Heather Angel / Carpenter bee (Xylocopa caffra) male robbing nectar from Ninepin heath (Erica mammosa), not pollinating flower. The Cape, South Africa. February.
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Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) worker feeding on Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), robbing nectar by piercing the flower base to drink nectar without pollinating, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) feeding on Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), robbing nectar by piercing the flower base to drink nectar without pollinating, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Bumble bee {Bombus sp.}, either buff-tailed or white-tailed bumblebee worker 'robbing' Comfrey flower. Nectar robbing bees use their mandibles to chew a hole in the base of the flower and then lap up...