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red-shanked carder bee

Red-shanked Carder Bee Bombus ruderarius

A small, scarce bumblebee species which appears to be declining. Generally, but not always, found in association with large areas of open grassland. Image: Steven Falk (Flickr).

Find out more: iNaturalist, Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society, Bumblebee Conservation Trust