A huge bumblebee from Spain: Bombus magnus?
I was very happy to come across a huge bumblebee whilst walking on the heather-clad hills of Galicia in NW Spain. To be honest I have never seen such a big bumblebee. It really was huge. White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) queens are supposed to get up to a maximum of 22 mm (less than an inch),…