Size comparison between two female Bombus impatiens bumble bees, a smaller female worker bee (top left) and a large Queen gyne (bottom right)

victoria.virgona

A closeup of an eastern honey bee, apis cerana, on a plant

wang.jvn

Extreme close up of a Common Eastern Bumble Bee climbing a branch of yellow flowers

christopher.odonnell

Detailed closeup on a fluffy male of the Early bumblebee, Bombus pratorum on a green leaf

henk.wallays

Wild buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) single worker drinking nectar from herbal lavender (Lavandula) flowers blooming in a field.

agnieszka.pas

Close-up of a large earth bumblebee on a vetch. They like to bite the base of the flower to get directly to the nectar.

kay.gebauer

A closeup of small paper wasp with a bumble bee hanging on a tree branch

mahesh.s.shrigani

Closeup on a female red-tailed mining bee, Andrena haemorrhoa sunbathing on a peice of wood

henk.wallays

A closeup of a female small resin bee, Heriades crenulatus in the Gard, France

henk.wallays

Closeup of a very small Lobe-spurred furrow bee, Lasioglossum pauxillum on a piece of wood in the garden

henk.wallays

Hornet species Vespa crabro, trivial name: european hornet.

reinier.blok

Natural vertical closeup on a female Grey-backed mining bee, Andrena vaga, sitting on top of a Goat Willow catkin

henk.wallays

A top view of a neon orange surface with small objects on it at the bottom left corner

mata.jorge

Vertical shot of a Caucasian girl with goofy glasses as a Trelawney wizard, Harry Potter character, with tea cup in left hand and wand in right hand

blumen.photography

Natural vertical closeup on a white-tailed bumblebee , Bombus lucorum on a purple thistle flower

henk.wallays

A closeup shot of Bombus Dahlbomii bee sitting on a blooming branch

ivan.konar

A macro shot of a Andrena Anthidiellum notatum bee on a black background

yisi.li

The small Mediterranean island of Comino, situated between the two larger islands of Malta and Gozo.

godwin.borg

A macro of a female of the Coppice mining bee, Andrena helvola on white background

henk.wallays

A macro shot of a female mellow miner sitting on a dried-out stem

henk.wallays

A macro closeup shot of a female furrow bee on a green leaf

henk.wallays

a closeup shot of a female Gooden's nomad bee, Nomada goodeniana standing on the ground

henk.wallays

Natural vertical closeup on a colorful fluffy female Tawny mining bee, Andrena fulva perched on a grass straw

henk.wallays

Closeup on a colorful red female flavous nomad cleptoparasite bee Nomada flava sitting on a dried leaf

henk.wallays