Title

Bumblebee

Caption

Bumblebee (Bombus sp.) adult male, attempting to mate with Bee Orchid (Ophrys sp.) flower, mistaking it for female of species, Italy, Europe

Date

Jun 08, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Emanuele Biggi

Reference

BRK22G51_332

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (889,6Kb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3537 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals Anacamptis Apinae Bee orchid Bee orchids Bombus Bumblebee Bumblebees Dactylorhiza Europe Hymenoptera Italy Ophrys Orchid Two Animals adult adult animal adult animals animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal couple animal pair animal pairs animals behavior behaviour bloom blossom blossoms blue bumble bee bumble-bee copula copulate copulating copulation couple couples female female animal female animals females flower flowering flowers habitat humble-bee in flower maiting pair male male animal male animals males mate mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time matings mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature out outdoor outdoors outside pair pair of animals pairing plant plants reproduction reproductions rutting season sex sexual intercourse social behavior social behaviour social behaviours two type types wild flower wild flowers wildflower wildlife photography Apidae Insect Insecta Insects Orchidaceae Orchids South Europe Southern Europe fauna travel photography wildlife