Sunday 12 August 2018



 Bumblebee on a wayside weed/wildflower. Perhaps I should start identifying bees in the same way as I do plants so I think this is a Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius).
 The book Bugs Britannica lists various vernacular names for bumblebees such as dumbledore in Cornwall but the best ones are Scottish: foggie-toddler, sunny sodger, canny annie to name a few. The most appropriate one in this case is also Scottish: red arsie.