We saw a few pairs of shagging Buff Tailed Bumblebees (Bombus terristris) on this morning's walk, it must be that time of the year. A couple of observations: the queen is a fair size bigger than the male/worker; they were exposed and vulnerable to predators, of which they have many, though so consumed in the moment they appeared to care not; and finally they were not at all phased by a giant voyeuristic ape and fascinated canine gawping at them. Credit to them, I'm sure I'd have been put off in their position.
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