Orange-tailed Bumble bees mating

[Brachytron]

I have never before seen bees mating, so had no idea this is what they do. This is a pair of Orange-tailed Bumble bees Bombus lapidarius. The male is the smaller one dangling off the larger female.

Orange-tailed Bunble Bees (Bombus lapidarius) mating by Mark Tyrrell, on Flickr

 

[wil]

Astonishing picture ! Well done !

 

[Brachytron]

Astonishing picture ! Well done !

Thanks @wil

 

[Norkie]

Well, never seen that before