Bombus vestalis

insect

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bumblebees

  • Two-spotted bumblebee
    In bumblebee: Cuckoo bumblebees

    The British species B. vestalis sometimes stings the nest-building Bombus queen to death. There are then no nest-building larvae produced to compete with the parasitic larvae for the attention of the workers. See also cuckoo bee.

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