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Bumble bee

Bumble bee

Photo by herezdeb
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Field Notes

Habitat:

my backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern carpenter bee

Xylocopa virginica

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KristalWatrous
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Comments (3)
KristalWatrous
This is a carpenter bee (see my above ID). The scopa, or pollen-collecting area, on the back leg is distinctly Xylocopa rather than Bombus. Beautiful photo.
Ryan8
iOS this a borer bee? Was it eating the wood?
mlhepp
Looks like a bumble bee. Can we get a better photo or a descrpition of the body?
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PublishedApril 23, 2011

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