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What bee might it be?
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Sheps
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Maybe the melanic variety of the Ruderal bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus)
They are black with a very similar abdomen to the ones in your picture.
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B3
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Could well bee
@Sheps
but for absolute identification, I probably would need a dead one and I don't need to know that badly.
It looks like the most likely suspect😊
In London. Keen but lazy.
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Sheps
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@B3
Definitely better off buzzing around and they look very smart in their black fur coats.
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They are black with a very similar abdomen to the ones in your picture.
It looks like the most likely suspect😊