lazza
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No photo of the next one, but hoping for some pointers. At the weekend, I was at Haltwhistle outdoor swimming pool with my family, and an enormous "bumble bee" of some kind landed on an inflatable in the pool. It was around 50% bigger than any other bee I've seen, leading me to think that it wasn't actually a bee! It was mostly black, hairy, with some orange on the thorax, and a very large, distinct abdomen (i.e. with a visible "waist") that was more pointed than in bumble bees, and tipped white.
Cannot find anything like this at all in my guide. The shape and size suggest to me it wasn't actually a bumble bee, so any pointers as to what it could have been would be very welcome!
Cannot find anything like this at all in my guide. The shape and size suggest to me it wasn't actually a bumble bee, so any pointers as to what it could have been would be very welcome!