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  1. 20-06-2010 #1
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    Default Vestal cuckoo bee

    Just happened upon this lovely cuckoo bee whilst in the Park

    Its host is the Buff-tailed Bumblebee B. terrestris.
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    Those shots really show the pointy bottom well
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    Yes. I was quite pleased although there are quite a few of these Bees down here I have read
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