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bee with black abdomen - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2009 Molly Jacobson

bee with black abdomen - Apis mellifera
Greeley Park, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
July 20, 2009
Different species of bee? It has a black abdomen instead of the usual golden striped. Sorry it's blurry, that was a fast-moving bee.
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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 22 July, 2009 - 12:28pm
Last updated 22 August, 2009 - 1:34pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 22 August, 2009 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

Worn honey bee
Aging honey bees may get darker like this, plus there is quite a bit of genetic variation expressed this way.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 July, 2009 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

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