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| The queen bee is 15 to 23 mm in length, while the, workers and drones are approximately 8 to 21 mm. Bumblebees have a strong rounded body, comprising head, thorax and abdomen. They are protected from the cold by hair which is mostly yellow, white or black in color. The colouring of the bumblebee varies from type to type. Bumblebees eat using a proboscis, which can vary in length. They have one pair of compound eyes , antennae and six legs.
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| The abdomen of the hoverfly differs from species to species. It can be wedge-shaped, thick, oblong or club-shaped. Its coloring varies from metallic black, black on blueishgrey tones to a variety of stripes and spots (mostly in black and yellow). | | |
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| Western honey bees are brown in color. In some sub-species the abdomen also has yellow, orange or red hues. The most noticeable characteristic? of the honey bee is the narrow and elongated radial cells on the forewings. The sides of these cells are almost parallel and only slightly curved. Queens and workers have a poisonous sting,... | | |
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| The red-tailed bumblebee | | ...umblebee (Bombus lapidarius) is one of the best-known bumblebee species in Central Europe. It is one of the colony building insects. Its body is mostly black, with the end of the abdomen being brownish red in colour. The male Bombus lapidarius has a yellow towel on its chest. | | |
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| Bombus terrestris | | Bombus terrestris is one of the largest bumblebee species. It is encountered most frequently in Europe and is a colony building insect. It is black and yellow. The tip of the abdomen is white. There is little difference in colour between the Bombus terrestris and the Bombus lucorum.
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| Ladybirds (ladybugs, lady beetles) | | ...chest and underside are usually black however some have a light brown to red-brown underside. The coloring of the head depends on the rest of the body and is sometimes different to the coloring of the body. The body color ranges from light beige to yellow, orange, all the brown tones, pink, red to black. Young ladybirds are initially white or yellowish. The coloring serves as a warning to enemies. There are hairy species of ladybirds. | | |
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| Asian ladybird | ...ntrol at the end of the 20th Century. It has become very widespread.
The body length of the Asian ladybird is from 6 to 8 mm, and its body width is from 5 to 7 mm. The color of the beetles is from a wide spectrum. The wing covers are light yellow to dark red in color . An Asian ladybird usually has 19 spots , although the spots may be so large that the basic color of the wing cover appears to be black, and the red color appears to be the spots. Likewise, the spots can be missing or v...
...color . An Asian ladybird usually has 19 spots , although the spots may be so large that the basic color of the wing cover appears to be black, and the red color appears to be the spots. Likewise, the spots can be missing or very faint. The yellowish neck shield bears a drawing in the form of a black "W" or "M". | | |
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| The basic color of the larvae is initially yellow; they later turn to black or blue-grey. Its body is covered with bristles. Some segments of the abdomen are orange coloured. | | |
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| Eristalis arbustorum | | ... in length. Eristalis arbustorum have antennae with feathered bristles. The scutellum is brown and the abdomen is black. The bottom edges of the segments of the abdomen are white. On the sides of the second segment of the female insect, reddish-yellow spots are visible which overlap onto the third segment on the body of the male insect. | | |
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| Leptura quadrifasciata | | Leptura quadrifasciata is a beetle belonging to the family of longhorn beetles. It is a member of the subfamily Lepturinae. The name is derived from the striking color of the beetle (yellow-orange bands). The beetle is found in Europe, the Caucasus and Siberia. | | |
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