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  Psyth_basket1.JPG - A close-up view of the hind leg of a cuckoo bumblebee. The 'thigh' is convex, and uniformly hairy - there is no basket for carrying pollen. This is because cuckoo bumblebees parasitise normal bumblebee nests and take over their work force, so they never need to collect their own pollen. by Ben Darvill  
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A close-up view of the hind leg of a cuckoo bumblebee. The 'thigh' is convex, and uniformly hairy - there is no basket for carrying pollen. This is because cuckoo bumblebees parasitise normal bumblebee nests and take over their work force, so they never need to collect their own pollen. by Ben Darvill
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