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Field Notes

Notes:

Not sure what KIND of bumblebee. It was VERY loud. Sounded like a small weedeater! On my neighbor's peonies.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Juan DiTrani
yep, Bumblebees "buzz" the flowers for releasing pollen from the anthers
UnckieBob
Both good choices. Bimaculatus has more black, so I like that one a bit better.
Marianne Wells
Thanks for that link! Maybe "Bombus bimaculatus" ? or "Bombus sandersoni" since it's actually listed in Tennessee where I took this photo. Bimaculatus isn't listed in TN per se but it does say "south to Florida" so maybe Tennessee's included in there.
UnckieBob
http://www.bumblebee.org/NorthAmerica.htm Can't quite find a good match....

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Great Pollinator Project of NYC
Photographed
PublishedApril 27, 2011

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