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Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

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Field Notes

Description:

Right after spotting the strange trash line spider in the front yard, I found me a "Bumblebee" in the meadow. I like my other bee photos better, but this one is cute and fuzzy with a little ball of pollen.

Habitat:

Meadow in the Poconos.

Species ID Suggestions

Hummel
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Comments (9)
Carol Snow Milne
Kristal, this is the other bee I was comparing it to. It looks so different.
KristalWatrous
You can tell him a self-labeled bee nerd ID'd this one for you. :)
Carol Snow Milne
He hands me his old camera May 28th and says, "Here, I think you might like a hobby of photography. Go out and see what you can find. And then macro starting August 1st. HIS FAULT! HA! Thanks for listening! :)
auntnance123
Kristal is right. ( As far as the bf being smarter, I suspect it's a symptom of testosterone poisoning.)
Carol Snow Milne
I kept the ID open because I thought it might be a bumblebee because of all the hair too. But didn't know which kind. Thanks so so much!.
KristalWatrous
This is the common eastern bumble bee, Bombus impatiens (http://bugguide.net/node/view/56797). You can tell it's not a carpenter bee because this one has a hairy black abdomen, while carpenter bees have a shiny black abdomen.
wildlifewatcher
Eastern Carpenter bee Xylocopa virginica Large Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa virginica - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedNovember 12, 2011

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