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Bumble Bee - Bombus vosnesenskii - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Bumble Bee - Bombus vosnesenskii - Female
Seattle, Washington, USA
May 30, 2005

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Contributed by tom murray on 8 June, 2005 - 7:46pm
Last updated 16 April, 2009 - 10:37am

Do you know if the bulge is a pollen bag?
I shot one the other day with the same thing, except the color was more towards orange and the shape was more like a gumdrop.
… Ron Hemberger, 23 April, 2007 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

 
I think it is
a bunch of pollen. If so, it could vary in shape and color.
… tom murray, 24 April, 2007 - 5:51am login or register to post comments

 
Great, that's what I thought.
Glad to see it on yours, too, as a small nagging doubt said "disease". But hey, the bees both looked healthy.
… Ron Hemberger, 24 April, 2007 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

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