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dunite.bsky.social
Owl of Impiety
@dunite.bsky.social
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Likes: science, rocks, mountains, history, geckos, dragonflies, wine. Dislikes: bigotry, discrimination, inequality, horseflies, carrots. Just a wee bit bolshie. She/her. Morecambe, UK
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dunite.bsky.social
"Consumer eyes are dazzled by OpenAI's generative marvels." I must remember to be more dazzled and less "why has that woman got three arms?" or "buggerit, this country's utterly stuffed, I'm moving to Switeerlurg".
A fever dream of a map of Europe courtesy of ChatGPT. Some countries have been vomited into random locations (the Netherlands is labelled as 'Luxembourg'; the UK has, thankfully, been forcibly occupied by Ireland; Ireland itself is simply random 'land' - presumably a referendum will be held in due course to confirm its new name). Others have disappeared completely (AI has succeeded where the Third Reich failed and has subsumed Denmark into Germany). The Grand Duchy formerly known as Luxembourg is now 'Switterlurg', while Switzerland is Switzenland'. Thankfully, Austria is in the right place, although it also apparently now occupies the Czech Republic, which obviously caused a wee bit of a diplomatic kerfuffle.
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
dunite.bsky.social
'Storm of the century'? Sadly, I fear that clichéd headline now feels like wishful thinking. And, as usual, it's the poorest who'll suffer most due to the apathy and inertia of wealthier nations in the face of the climate crisis.
Screenshot of headline from The Guardian website: Hurricane Melissa latest update Hurricane set to make landfall in next few hours as Jamaica braces for 'storm of the century'
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
dunite.bsky.social
You mean you don't appreciate this...erm...'tasteful' item? Seriously though, I'm struggling to understand why resources are wasted to produce such tat, especially as you just *know* the bloody things will end up in the 'reduced to 50p' bin in the January sales.
Header: Smart Garden Red GnomeShroom Orament - 16cm The photo shows...ermm...a 'tasteful' ornament comprising the head of a gnome/tomte with a brown fake fur beard and a plastic fly agaric stylee red and white toadstool perched on its head.
October 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
dunite.bsky.social
Well, if it's utterly useless tat you want then the gnomeshroom takes some beating:

www.britishgardencentres.com/shop/product...
A screenshot of an ad from a garden centre promoting "smart garden red GnomeShroom ornament - 16cm" The product is the head of a rather hirsute gonk, whose only visible feature is a prominent nose nestled amid a fake fur beard. It's wearing a hat based on a fly agaric mushroom.
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
dunite.bsky.social
The introduction of digital ID cards did not appear in the Labour manifesto & has no popular mandate. Interestingly, opposition to the proposal appears strongest in core Labour areas. I do hope MPs, especially those in marginal seats, realise this.

petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com?petition=730...
Map showing the distribution of signatures to the petition against digital ID cards per parliamentary constituency. The higher the percentage of constituents that have signed the petition, the darker the shade of red the constituency appears on the map. The map suggests that opposition is strongest in the midlands and northern England and in north and south Wales, all traditionally core areas of Labour support. A map showing the result of the 2024 general election result by constituency.
September 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
dunite.bsky.social
*cough*
Douglas the Lurpak man from an ad c. 2000.
September 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
dunite.bsky.social
Not a patch on the original...
Douglas the Lurpak man from an ancient ad c.2000
September 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
dunite.bsky.social
*cough* I think you mean five hours!
Screenshot of TV schedule for UK's Channel 4 tomorrow, 17 September 10:00pm Trump v The Truth 3:00am Huge Homes with Hugh Dennis
September 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
dunite.bsky.social
They didn't. The show is actually scheduled to last FIVE hours.
Screenshot of TV schedule for the UK's Channel 4 tomorrow, 17 September. 10:00pm Trump v The Truth 3:00am Huge homes with Hugh Dennis
September 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
dunite.bsky.social
"...violence is coming to you." So Musk tries to undermine the government while inciting violence with fascist doublespeak. I hope the government now shows the same level of enthusiasm for proscribing far-right organisations & arresting their supporters as they did for placard waving grannies.
Report on today's gathering of pissed-up fascist thugs in London in the Guardian. Musk told the march rally:"My appeal is to British common sense, which is to look carefully around you and say 'If this continues, what world will you be living in?" "This is a message to the reasonable centre, the people who ordinarily wouldn't get involved in politics, who just want to live their lives. They don't want that, they're quiet, they just go about their business." "My message to them; if this continues, that violence is going to come to you, you will have no choice. You're in a fundamental situation here. Whether you choose violence or not, vioence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die, that's the truth, I think " Report from the Guardian: Musk claimed that a "dissolution of parliament" and a "change of government" is needed in the UK. He said: "I really think that there's got to be a change of government in Britain. You can't - we don't have another four years, or whenever the next election us,it's too long. Something's got to be done. There's got to be a dissolutionof parliament and a new vote held."
September 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
dunite.bsky.social
Meh. Length is all well and good, but give me shiny any day...
A rather worn, threadbare looking fork-tailed flower bee sitting on a hedge woundwort leaf. Its long, chunky - and surprisingly shiny - tongue is poking out.
August 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
dunite.bsky.social
And just a few of the many #hoverfly species that have been rolling up over the last few months.

#Hoverflies #UKWildlife #Wildflowers #Invertebrates
An overhead view of a bear syrph hoverfly resting on a nasturtium leaf. This large hoverfly, approximately 1.5cm in length, is extremely chunky; its body looks like two fluffy pom poms joined together! It has a yellow head, with two very large eyes that are almost black in colour. Its thorax is mainly black with a distinct pale yellow D-shaped stripe near the abdomen. The abdomen is marked by a narrow, faint, yellowish-grey band near the thorax, followed by a broad, black band and a pale yellow band on the rump. The hoverfly’s wings are transparent except for the dark brown veins that form an intricate pattern; although the wings are generally colourless, there are two distinct dark brown patches on each wing, one immediately adjacent to the body and the second on the leading edge of the wing approximately halfway along its length. The appearance of the hoverfly mimics that of a bumblebee. Marmalade hoverfly. The small, ~1cm hoverfly is resting on a bright purple and pink cornflower. The hoverfly has large, round compound eyes that are rust brown in colour and a dark, metallic bronze thorax. Its abdomen is marked by alternating orange-yellow and dark brown bands; in two segments, the darker bands form a distinctive 'moustache'-like shape, similar to a curly bracket. Its highly reflective colourless, transparent wings are crossed by an intricate pattern of dark veins giving them an appearance similar to stained glass. Two hoverfly species on adjacent white and yellow daisy-like flowers of common chamomile. The uppermost flower is occupied by a somewhat chunky looking hoverfly; it has dark brown eyes that are fringed with fine hair, a broad, bronze coloured thorax and a wide, tapering abdomen marked by distinct broad bands of yellow and dark brown. That hoverfly is facing to the right and therefore in the opposite direction to the hoverfly occupying the lower flower. This second hoverfly is far more delicate looking; it has a distinctly narrower, more elongated body. It has a yellow face with large, dark brown eyes, a bronze coloured thorax and an abdomen marked by yellow and dark brown bands.
July 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
dunite.bsky.social
Meanwhile, the leafcutter bees are squibbling with the common carder bees over the knapweed and the Colletes bees are taking on the hoverflies over the chamomile. The Lasioglossum sp have claimed the bloody cranesbill & heath pearlwort as their own.

#Bees #UKWildlife #Wildflowers #Invertebrates
Colletes sp. bee. A small bee ~8mm in length resting on a chamomile flower. The bee is facing forward and looking almost directly towards the camera. It is blackish in colour, but covered in short, dense gingery-yellow hair on its heart-shaped face. The bee has large, black elliptical eyes and short, straight black antennae, which are pointing down towards the flower. The hair is somewhat sparser on its thorax and legs; its rear pair of legs are absolutely covered in bright orange pollen. This bee is beyond cute - it is absolutely adorable! Lasioglossum sp. bee. A side view of an absolutely tiny wee bee whose somewhat narrow, elongated body measures only about 4-5mm in length. This metallic furrow bee is extremely shiny; its thorax and abdomen, which have a colour similar to a green-tinged antique brass. It is sparsely covered in short, pale cream coloured hair; while the hairs on the thorax and legs are distributed randomly, those on the abdomen are segregated into distinct bands. The bee’s dark brown eyes are shaped like an elongated eclipse and extend along roughly about 75% of its total head length. The bee – rather rudely! – decided that my hand made the ideal spot on which to groom itself; its left antenna is therefore angled down while the bee cleans it with its raised front left leg. A lateral view of leaf-cutter bee foraging on a spindly, purple-blue cornflower. The medium sized bee is between 1-1.5cm in length. The bee appears to be rather old and worn; its black body colour is offset by only sparse pale brownish hair on the top of its thorax, abdomen and legs. The hair on the underside of the bee's abdomen is denser and is bright orange in colour.
July 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
dunite.bsky.social
It's just as well the hedge woundwort has flowered so prolifically - it's had to provide for this lot, among others. It's been positively buzzing over the past month or two, especially with the zipping of dozens of fork-tailed flower bees.

#Bees #UKWildlife #Wildflowers #Invertebrates
Fork-tailed flower bee. The foreground shows a lateral view of a medium sized bee (~1.0-1.5cm in length) grooming itself while resting on a hedge woundwort leaf; it has raised its left front leg to complete the task. The bee appears somewhat old and worn, with its black body being only sparsely covered in pale beige brown hair, which extends down its hind legs. Its dark brown compound eye, which is shaped like an elongated ellipse, extends along the length of its head. The short, straight antennae are pointing up and slightly forwards. Blue mason bee. A small bee measuring ~1cm in length resting on a hedge woundwort leaf. It has a comparatively large, squarish head with elliptical compound eyes.; its thorax and abdomen are generally black in colour, though iridescent blue speckles are clearly visible. The head, thorax and abdomen are all sparsely covered in pale brown hairs; on the abdomen the hairs are aligned in stripes. Common carder bee. A side view of a chunky bee approximately 1.5cm in length, which is collecting nectar from a dark maroon and white hedge woundwort flower. The bee has a black head, which it’s pushing deep into the flower. It’s thorax and abdomen are covered in dense, long hair; on the thorax, the hair is a pale gingery-brown, while on the thorax the gingery hairs alternate with black hairs to form a stripped pattern. The black hairs extend down its legs, with the rear pair of legs displaying a large, yellow pollen basket. Buff-tailed or white-tailed bumblebee. A large, chunky bee around 1.5-2cm in length foraging on pink marjoram flowers. The very fuzzy bee has a black head and alternating stripes of long, dense black and lemon yellow hairs on its thorax and abdomen, with the latter ending in a creamy-white tip.
July 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
dunite.bsky.social
Although it was only established last year, our wildlife space is now looking suitably overgrown! And in spite of the limitations imposed by having a backyard rather than a 'proper' garden, the local #bees and #hoverflies seem to have given it their seal of approval.

#UKWildlife #Wildflowers
A small back yard in northern England. Six large raised beds containing an assortment of native wildflowers. At the bottom left is a bog garden in which great burnet is visible. Next to a small pond dotted with frogbit and miniature bulrush are two more raised beds. In one, a few magenta bloody cranesbill flowers can be seen among the purple selfheal. In a larger, lower bed the last few remaining maroon and white spikes of hedge woundwort and pink marjoram can be seen; devils bit scabious is about to flower. In the next bed, blue flowers cover the tall chicory, while red campion and common chamomile crowd out the lower parts of the bed. Behind a honeysuckle in an adjacent trough is another bed containing woodland flowers: dusky cranesbills, a yellow poppy and the green foliage of wood sorrel and ferns. Standing alone to the rear of the yard is a large hexagonal planter containing an acer with green foliage, while in the foreground are two smaller hexagonal planters, each containing another acer; to the right is one with green foliage, the other with paler green leaves fringed with pink. Smaller plants surround the acers; germander speedwell, dog violets and heath pearlwort. Between the two smaller acers is another tiny pond containing an iris and water forget me not. Interspersed around the raised beds are numerous pots containing a wide variety of plants, including: lavender; rosemary; thyme; sage; borage; hyssop; forget me not; scarlet pimpernel; daisies; both red and white clover; a vibernum; ivy; and a small clematis or two. Right in the middle there's a stand from which various bird feeders are hanging: a trio of general seed feeders; a (now empty!) tray of mealworm; and a nyger seed feeder for the resident goldfinches, two of whom were putting in a timely appearance when this photo was taken. Two dishes have also been put out for the birds; one contains water, the other contained seed until a mob of starlings caused mayhem this morning.
July 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
dunite.bsky.social
Thankfully the TG6 is pretty idiot proof, which means that even I can get photos clear enough to see what's turning up in our backyard (and I don't have to fret about dropping it in the mini pond that's right next to the hedge woundwort!)
A fork-tailed flower bee on a deep maroon and white hedge woundwort flower. A leafcutter bee on a bright pink ragged robin flower. A blue mason bee resting on a hedge woundwort leaf. A Davies' colletes bee on a yellow and white ox-eye daisy flower.
June 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
dunite.bsky.social
So attack another state, goad it into retaliating and suddenly the genocide in Gaza slides down the list of priorities? Fuck that. This just adds impetus to holding Israel to account for ALL the slaughter carried out and suffering caused in its name.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Subheader from the linked article in the Guardian: Critics of war will be more reluctant to press for itsend while missiles from Tehran are killing people in Tel Aviv.
June 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
dunite.bsky.social
And not forgetting the #hoverflies; I've found a couple more species of them too! And another beastie lurking in the #pond - our first #caddisfly!
A dorsal view of a small hoverfly 8-10mm long resting on a green leaf. The hoverfly - which is facing away from the camera - is long and tapering in shape; the abdomen broadens slightly at the midpoint before narrowing to a point. The hoverfly's large eyes, which are barely visible over its head, appear almost rust-brown on colour, while its thorax is a dull metallic bronze with three darker linear stripes running from the head towards the abdomen. A bright yellow, semi-circular marking is apparent between the base of the thorax and the abdomen, while the abdomen itself is marked by alternating black and yellow bands; the black bands have a very small, but noticeable "uptick" (similar to a curly bracket) into the yellow of the band above. The hoverfly's colourless wings are narrow and delicate in appearance; although transparent, they are crossed by thin, black veins, with very small black patches being apparent at the top edge of the wing approximately halfway along its length. Species tentatively identified as Sphaerophoria scripta. A lateral view of a thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens). The small hoverfly, approximately 8mm in length, is resting on a golden yellow and white ox-eye daisy flower. The large, dark rust-brown compound eyes almost fill the hoverfly's near spherical head. The top of the thorax is black, while the sides are a pale, yellowish-grey in colour. The hoverfly's abdomen is long and narrow, before becoming more bulbous at the tip; it is generally black, with small patches of yellowish-grey markings on each section. The most distinctive feature of this hoverfly are its rear legs, which are significantly thicker near the body; it has the bulky-thighed appearance of a keen cyclist! Caddisfly larva. The image shows a lateral view of a caddisfly larva measuring around 1.5cm in length. The top of the image shows a small, narrow and elongated dead leaf or similar small piece of foliage, which is dark brown in colour. The leaf is attached by a series of very fine, hair-like filaments to a structure beneath; this is long and tapering becoming progressively narrower to the right of the image, giving it a similar shape to a windsock, and is generally a greyish-brown colour, but speckled with grains of sands and grit. The grains are a range of colours: black; grey; red; white; and colourless/transparent. Some appear reflective, giving the structure a slightly sparkly, jeweled appearance. From an opening to the wider, left side of the structure protrudes the creature that constructed the masterpiece; a small, caddisfly larva is visible poking out from its protective case. Its head is small, rounded yet somewhat elongated, with large black eyes clearly apparent among the spotted white and brown markings. Long, straight antennae, which are banded brown and white, are pointing forward from the head. The caddisfly's legs, which also display brown and white bands, give the impression that it is wearing stripy stockings.
June 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
dunite.bsky.social
A couple more species of #bee in the backyard. Spotting the mason bee solves the puzzle of what's using one of our bee hotels (t'other has been claimed by the leafcutter #bees shown earlier in the thread!). I've included fork-tailed flower bees & early bumblebees again simple because I love them!
Blue mason bee. A small bee measuring ~1cm in length resting on a green leaf. It has a comparatively large, squarish head with elliptical compound eyes.; its thorax and abdomen are generally blackish in colour, though iridescent blue speckles are clearly visible. The head, thorax and abdomen are all sparsely covered in pale brown hairs; on the abdomen are aligned in stripes. Davies' colletes bee, A small bee ~8mm in length resting on an ox-eye daisy flower. The bee is blackish in colour, but covered in short, dense yellow hair on its heart-shaped face. Above its large, black elliptical eyes, short, straight antennae are facing forward from its head. The hair is somewhat sparser on its thorax, while on its abdomen the hairs form distinct, narrow bands giving it a striped appearance. This bee is beyond cute - it is absolutely adorable! Fork-tailed flower bee. The foreground shows a lateral view of a small bee (~1.0-1.5cm in length) on a spike of deep maroon and white hedge woundwort flowers. The black bee is covered in pale beige brown hair, which extends down its hind legs. Its compound eye, which is shaped like an elongated ellipse, extends along the length of its head. The short, straight antennae are pointing backwards from the bee's head allowing it to access the flower. The bee has extended its proboscis to collect nectar from the flower upon which it is resting. The background of the image is blurred, but shows the foliage and flowers spikes of more hedge woundwort. Early bumblebee. A medium sized bee around 1.5cm in length. The bee's head is covered in dense yellow hair, through which protrude large, black elliptical compound eyes. Its jointed antennae are pointing down and its proboscis is deeply embedded in the dark purple dusky cranesbill flower upon which it is resting. Immediately behind its head, the bee's thorax is covered in long, dense yellow hair, while the hairs neared the abdomen are black in colour. The hairs on the abdomen continue this striped pattern, from yellow close to the thorax to black, while the tail is more orange in colour.
June 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
dunite.bsky.social
That's told 'em. I mean, Israel have a fine record in abiding by international humanitarian law.

This spineless, craven response to a flagrant attack on a humanitarian attempt to deliver aid supplies is a stain on this country. This government is utterly despicable.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Screenshot of a report from the BBC news website by Damian Grammaticas, Political Correspondent. Headline: UK government wants situation resolved 'safely with restraint'. Text: Downing Street says it wants to see Israel resolve the situation around the detention of the Madleen yacht "safely with restraint, in line with international humanitarian law". The Prime Ministers official spokesperson tells reporters at a Downing Street briefing that "we have made clear our position in relation to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The PM has called it appalling and intolerable". "We have made it very clear we must get more aid into Gaza", they say, adding that "the unimpeded entry of assistance at scale to meet the enormous needs in Gaza is critical".
June 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
dunite.bsky.social
Thank gawd for that; telling people stuff is a slippery slope. One minute you're offering unsolicited advice on hair colour, the next you're musing over the demise of nearly 40 million people.
Screenshot of a completely sane and rational Bluesky post in which the contributor keeps a healthy sense of proportion over a fracas she managed to initiate by offering unsolicited hair care advice to a random stranger. "After my little Trolling by Cali Cait & her posee of trolls; I'm of the opinion California can be blown off he face of the earth & I won't miss it. JFC: What a bunch of fragile egos? I told Cait to quit bleaching her fucking hair. She doesn't need to. She's beautiful w/out it."
June 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
dunite.bsky.social
They're wonderful! Our hedge woundwort is absolutely buzzing with them at the moment; dozens of them zipping around between the flower spikes (and venturing into the adjacent drift of thrift too when the mood takes them). #Bees
A lateral view of a flower bee on a maroon and white hedge woundwort flower. The bee is small, between 1-1.5cm in length and its generally blackish body colour is offset by the fact that it's covered in pale brown hair. It also has a small yellow 'mask' between its elongated, black compound eyes. The background of the image is blurred, but shows green foliage of plants with another spike of woundwort flowers to the bottom right of the photo. A lateral view of a flower bee hanging upside down from a maroon and white hedge woundwort flower. The bee's head is buried up to its elongated, black compound eyes in the flower; its antennae are pulled back to enable it to access the trumpet-shaped flower. The bee is small, between 1-1.5cm in length and its generally blackish body colour is offset by the fact that it's covered in pale brown hair, which extend along the legs. The background of the image is blurred, but shows green foliage of plants with another spike of woundwort flowers to the bottom right of the photo. Dorsal view of a flower bee resting on the edge of a raised flower bed. The bee is generally black in colour: the thorax is covered with dense, pale brown hair, while the hairs on the abdomen have a more stripey appearance. The hairs extend down the legs of the bee, making it look as though it's wearing fluffy brown trousers. Sunlight is glinting of the bee's transparent wings, which are colourless except for irregular black veins, which give them an appearance similar to stained glass.
June 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
dunite.bsky.social
And then there are the #hoverflies too - not just the adults, but plenty of larvae too lurking among the roses. Throw in a #wasp or two and the occasional #damselfly nymphs lurking in the pond and things seem to be progressing well.
An anterior view of a small hoverfly approximately 8mm in length which is sitting on a cluster of pale pink thrift flowers. The hoverfly's head is bright yellow with large, rust brown compound eyes, while its thorax is a shiny metallic bronze. There are broad yellow and black stripes along its abdomen. The hoverfly's wings are transparent, but marked by distinct black veins. A dorsal view of a small marmalade hoverfly on a bright pink red campion flower. The hoverfly is small, around 1cm in length. It has large, round compound eyes that are rust brown in colour and a dark, metallic thorax. Its abdomen is marked by alternating orange-yellow and black bands: in two segments, the black bands form a distinctive 'moustache'-like shape. A small, slim-bodied ichneumon wasp measuring about 2cm in length. The head of the wasp is black, with long, thin, black antennae arching sideways above its compound eyes. Its thorax is also black, with a small bright yellow spot at the base adjacent to the abdomen. The long, narrow abdomen itself is bright yellow, with a black tip to the end of the tail. The jointed legs of the wasp are striped; black adjacent to the body, they alternate in black and yellow blocks to the end of the leg. Transparent wings, which are reflecting a gold colouration, are held along the length of the abdomen. The wasp is resting on the plain green leaf of a honeysuckle. A teeny, yet vicious looking damselfly nymph. The beastie is around 1cm in length and has a positively prehistoric look. It has a broad, roughly triangular head, with two antennae extending forward away from the head: its large eyes are wide-set and facing forward. Six long, slender legs protrude from the underside of its thorax, while small wing buds extend from the back of the thorax towards the extended abdomen. The nymph is generally a rather uniform drab brown colour, although there are faint signs of darker spots on the head between the eyes.
June 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
dunite.bsky.social
Well, turning our backyard into a wildlife garden appears to be paying off. These are just a few of the #bees that have been spotted over the last week or so.
The foreground shows a lateral view of a small bee (~1.0-1.5cm in length). The black bee is covered in pale beige brown hair, which extends down its hind legs. Its compound eye, which is shaped like an elongated ellipse, extends along the length of its face. The short, straight antennae are being held erect in front of the bee's head. The bee has extended its proboscis to collect nectar from the deep maroon and white flower of the hedge woundwort upon which it is resting. The background of the image is blurred, but shows the foliage and flowers spikes of more hedge woundwort. An anterior view of a small (~1.5cm) tree bumblebee. The bee is generally black in colour, with sparse black hairs scattered across its triangular-shaped head, which is about to be inserted into a white flower. The bee's compound eyes are elongated and extend along the edge of its head, while its long, jointed antennae are pointing forward. Further along its body, thick, bright ginger brown hairs covering the thorax, while its abdomen and legs are black. The background of the image is blurred and shows foliage and small white flowers. A lateral view of leaf-cutter bee on a spindly, bright pink ragged robin flower. The bee is small, between 1-1.5cm in length and its black body colour is offset by sparse pale brownish hair on the top of its thorax, abdomen and legs. The hair on the underside of the bee's abdomen is denser and is bright orange in colour. An early bumblebee resting on a fern leaf. The bee is around 1-1.5cm in length and is extremely hairy! The hair on its head is bright yellow, while its thorax and abdomen are marked by distinct bands of alternating bright yellow and black hair. Its legs are also hairy and are generally black fringed with yellow.
June 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
dunite.bsky.social
@smartdublin.bsky.social Pssst. If you want to 'imrpove' anything, you might want to start with your spelling.
June 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM