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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jun 10, 2008

I first thought it was ill as it was sitting still for a very long time. Later on I discovered that it had been wet and was drying itself in the sun.
I thought it could be B.terrestris but am still not sure as the white tail-end looks to be spit up in two parts..
Pic. taken on 18 May this year.

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jun 10, 2008

side-view..

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jun 10, 2008

the tail..

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jun 10, 2008

and a last..

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 11, 2008

It's probably a worker of B. terrestris.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/bombus/bumblebeeid.html

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/bombus/_key_colour_british/ck_widespread.html#terrestris

It looks soaking wet poor thing!

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jun 12, 2008

Thanks! That must be it!
I don't know how it got that wet, it was not raining..
But anyhow it was OK once it got dry and flew off..

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