Cute Little Orange Fuzzes: Common Carder Bumblebees

If there’s one thing that I really madly adore, and which always brings a smile to my face, it’s common carder bumblebees. Here’s a post with some pics I’ve taken of them in the last few days. That’s it, really; that’s the post. Photos of cute little orange fuzzy common carders. :-) So just sit back, enjoy, and soak up the cuteness!

The first pic has my little fingernail in it to show how tiny common carder workers often are, and the second pic shows a buff-tailed bumblebee (Britain’s largest bumblebee) next to a common carder, also as a size comparison.

In the last pic, I’d been watching that little carder working hard, buzzing around flowers, then she just kind of face-planted on a leaf. I was slightly worried for a moment, wondering if she was OK, then realised that she was lying there for a much-needed rest. :-) :-) After about half a minute, she flew away, and all was fine.