Paul Williams
@paulwilliamsnhm.bsky.social
Bumblebee taxonomy / evolution / biogeography - at NHM London:
guides to the species of the Himalaya, Sichuan, North China, &
North America
working with genes & morphology
pic: Yuzhu Mt, Kunlun range
guides to the species of the Himalaya, Sichuan, North China, &
North America
working with genes & morphology
pic: Yuzhu Mt, Kunlun range
Pinned
BUMBLEBEES OF THE HIMALAYA -
pdf now available from ResearchGate - keys and 337 colour-pattern diagrams, designed for precision IDs in the lab, this is not a field guide (a lockdown project so no opportunities for pics of live bees or characters)
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
pdf now available from ResearchGate - keys and 337 colour-pattern diagrams, designed for precision IDs in the lab, this is not a field guide (a lockdown project so no opportunities for pics of live bees or characters)
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Male Redtailed bumblebee (B. Lapidarius) foraging, Sweden spring 2024. Typical: long antennae and moustache, I love the colours. Verge of a grey gravelroad.
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Male Redtailed bumblebee (B. Lapidarius) foraging, Sweden spring 2024. Typical: long antennae and moustache, I love the colours. Verge of a grey gravelroad.
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Weekend starter 😊 A male Red Shanked Carderbee (B. Ruderarius) foraging on Greater Knapweed, Sweden spring 2025.
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Weekend starter 😊 A male Red Shanked Carderbee (B. Ruderarius) foraging on Greater Knapweed, Sweden spring 2025.
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Foraging worker with full pollen-baskets and queen of Buff-tailed Bumblebee in Calverley Grounds today
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Foraging worker with full pollen-baskets and queen of Buff-tailed Bumblebee in Calverley Grounds today
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Dorothy Hodges' remarkable book 'The Pollen Loads of the Honeybee' (1952) has seasonal colour charts to identify which flowers the pollen comes from
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Dorothy Hodges' remarkable book 'The Pollen Loads of the Honeybee' (1952) has seasonal colour charts to identify which flowers the pollen comes from
Christmas comes early to the sunny southeast
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Christmas comes early to the sunny southeast
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For #EntSoc2025 folks interested in insect responses to extreme weather, Neal Williams and I are hosting a session, "Hot Bees" in D133/134. We'll focus the methods and tools we can use to understand how heat waves impact wild pollinators across ecological scales. Join us! 🌡️🐝💨🌼
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
For #EntSoc2025 folks interested in insect responses to extreme weather, Neal Williams and I are hosting a session, "Hot Bees" in D133/134. We'll focus the methods and tools we can use to understand how heat waves impact wild pollinators across ecological scales. Join us! 🌡️🐝💨🌼
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South Sweden summer 2024, lucky shot having two bumblebees sharp at once. Tree bumblebee and a white tailed bumblebee.
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
South Sweden summer 2024, lucky shot having two bumblebees sharp at once. Tree bumblebee and a white tailed bumblebee.
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Today the 2025 State of the Cryosphere report was published by over 50 leading cryosphere scientists.
An urgent warning about the global consequences of the meltdown of ice, including the risk of shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC. 🌊
iccinet.org/statecryo25/
An urgent warning about the global consequences of the meltdown of ice, including the risk of shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC. 🌊
iccinet.org/statecryo25/
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Today the 2025 State of the Cryosphere report was published by over 50 leading cryosphere scientists.
An urgent warning about the global consequences of the meltdown of ice, including the risk of shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC. 🌊
iccinet.org/statecryo25/
An urgent warning about the global consequences of the meltdown of ice, including the risk of shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC. 🌊
iccinet.org/statecryo25/
Bombus terrestris queens and pollen-collecting workers on Fatsia in the garden today despite early November
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Bombus terrestris queens and pollen-collecting workers on Fatsia in the garden today despite early November
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#EntSoc25 Curious about the future of bee taxonomy? Join our workshop to explore its current state, identify research gaps, and discover innovative solutions shaping the field. Wednesday at 1:30 PM in C25 @entsocamerica.bsky.social 🐝🧬🔬 @isabellamanning.bsky.social @mmlopezu.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#EntSoc25 Curious about the future of bee taxonomy? Join our workshop to explore its current state, identify research gaps, and discover innovative solutions shaping the field. Wednesday at 1:30 PM in C25 @entsocamerica.bsky.social 🐝🧬🔬 @isabellamanning.bsky.social @mmlopezu.bsky.social
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Our new paper “On the nomenclature of Bombus flavifrons Smith, 1866 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombini)” @paulwilliamsnhm.bsky.social jhr.pensoft.net/article/1632...
On the nomenclature of Bombus flavifrons Smith, 1866 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombini)
The name Bombus flavifrons has been applied to two different bumble bee species in North America, one described by Ezra Cresson in 1863, the other by Frederick Smith in 1866. Bombus flavifrons Cresson...
jhr.pensoft.net
October 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Our new paper “On the nomenclature of Bombus flavifrons Smith, 1866 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombini)” @paulwilliamsnhm.bsky.social jhr.pensoft.net/article/1632...
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Red-tailed Bumblebee queen in Calverley Grounds today
October 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Red-tailed Bumblebee queen in Calverley Grounds today
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Slopes of Mt. Mottarone, north Italy. Few flowers now and few bbees (mostly probably B. pascuorum). This one a male.
September 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Slopes of Mt. Mottarone, north Italy. Few flowers now and few bbees (mostly probably B. pascuorum). This one a male.
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#MacroMonday
A big bumble bee for today’s #macro Monday.
#bee #insects #pollen
#EastCoastKin #photography
A big bumble bee for today’s #macro Monday.
#bee #insects #pollen
#EastCoastKin #photography
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#MacroMonday
A big bumble bee for today’s #macro Monday.
#bee #insects #pollen
#EastCoastKin #photography
A big bumble bee for today’s #macro Monday.
#bee #insects #pollen
#EastCoastKin #photography
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September 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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The job of CEO of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust is now being advertised, as the wonderful Gill Perkins has announced she is stepping down. Fab opportunity for the right person: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/what-we-do/v...
Vacancies at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Join our passionate team dedicated to bumblebee conservation efforts making a positive impact on the environment
www.bumblebeeconservation.org
September 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The job of CEO of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust is now being advertised, as the wonderful Gill Perkins has announced she is stepping down. Fab opportunity for the right person: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/what-we-do/v...
