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Bumblebee on lupine, preening pollen? - Bombus auricomus - female
Copyright © 2008 Dory Owen

Bumblebee on lupine, preening pollen? - Bombus auricomus - Female
Schoeneberg Marsh, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
June 2, 2008
the big bumble bee easily separates top and bottom section of lupine flowers to reach nectar or pollen. The tongue was long and when finished, this bee would hang on, lean back and start wiping mouth parts intensely many times with forelegs, down the thorax -- anyone know what it is doing? Second photo shows this behavior.

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Bumblebee on lupine, preening pollen? - Bombus auricomus - female Bumblebee on lupine, preening pollen? - Bombus auricomus
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Contributed by Dory Owen on 2 June, 2008 - 11:01pm
Last updated 12 September, 2011 - 10:59am

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 11 November, 2009 - 8:52am login or register to post comments

Bombus auricomus
note black T4 (yellow in fervidus)
… John S. Ascher, 3 June, 2008 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

I think
she may have been trying to get the pollen onto her pollen baskets...

i also think this may be a B. fervidus queen but im not entirly sure
… Vespula Vulgaris, 3 June, 2008 - 5:50am login or register to post comments

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