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Found her on the ground, so I picked her up. That’s when I saw her wings weren’t formed properly. Decided to take her home and look after her.
Here she is in her wildflower bee terrarium with a damp moss watering station. She was having a nap here.
She really enjoyed climbing onto the cornflowers for a feed.
What a gorgeous little creature.
Nom nom nom
Nectary goodness.
She crawled onto my hand again and I held her out in the sunshine where she started to have a really thorough clean and preen ❤️
Kevinbfree
Warms my heart to see this.
locksmith9
Bees dance to communicate - she's telling you how much she appreciates you, you friendly giant who brings food and comfort...
DrBukkakeShots69
Deformed wing. That shit looks like it got burned to crisp
Addmagnet
verukt89
I think she's twerkin for you **thank you for the mf'n flowers** lol
bekindtoanimals
That’s so very kind
canibFrank
Is that, like, half a bee?? Bet I can guess what his name is.
barefootguru
A-laa dee dee, a-one two three
ROGUEdenied
https://imgur.com/SNN5OMn
fcib
Bee strong little bugger
ThisIsMyUsernameThereAreManyLikeIt
Bees are frands
januarylover
She's adorable (I love bumbles) & you're fantastic for taking care of her, I hope you have a truly fantastic day
yqpqfrdp625772
Stumble bees are the best.
meganical
Does she not have a stinger? I thought all bees had one and they die without it
vbloke
They can and do sting - I have been stung several times over the many years I’ve been helping bees, but you really have to annoy them for them to sting you. 99 times out of 100 you’ll get a leg raise (back off), but that’s all.
They are basically tiny drunk pandas.
MyCatIsMissingAnEar
Bumbles are insanely docile. I've scooped them up before when they get into the garage or house and just gently rehome them back outside. Most bees won't sting out of spite and will only do so when threatened.
MyCatIsMissingAnEar
https://learnbees.com/do-bumble-bees-sting/
HumansArePrettyNeat
They only sting when you accidentally squish em when you panic. Wasps will sting you because they're territorial.
Zahnradfee
But not all of them. Paper wasps are far more tolerant than some other species. You basically have to touch them for them to sting.
BearyBearyBearyBeary
Yup, and honey bees seem to be somewhere in the middle but pretty nice too as long as you stay out of their way (like a DMV worker). I was THRILLED that this year we have honey and bumble bees in the backyard instead of wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets. The bees are both homies and nice.
Rivalyn
Wasps serve a valuable ecological niche, but are terrible neighbors.
BearyBearyBearyBeary
I am fine with them doing that. But not being able to go outside anywhere in our front or back yard (and it’s a big yard) because they flagged for PvP was a big issue. I give heck all if they leave me alone. They used to. But last couple of years they were aggro af swarmed my elderly dad just for sitting on the patio (even though their nest was super far away). So I did more aggressive wasp mitigation this year. Hoping next year it will be a good equilibrium between them and bees again.
Zahnradfee
Hornets are cool, though. They are usually chiller than other wasps and even deter the smaller species. (Or eat them.)
FluffykinsTheDestroyer
The only part of this that makes me sad is that the poor lil bumbler won't be able to get back to her hive :<
Grimmrog
Wouldn't it be cool is she started her own xD but i guess queens finding a hive location time is over.
RenaissanceFaireMan
Bumblebees don't have hives.
Zahnradfee
They have colonies, though. At least some species have.
The fertilized queen finds a nest site, lays eggs, workers hatch, those gather food, then males and new queens are hatched and fed, mate, and the queens overwinter. All others die.
https://bumblebee.org/lifecycle.htm
FluffykinsTheDestroyer
I NEVER KNEW THAT, I AM SO MUCH LESS SAD NOW THANK YOU
Zahnradfee
https://bumblebee.org/lifecycle.htm
FluffykinsTheDestroyer
thank you :')