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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
Photo#271952
Copyright © 2009
Pam Phillips
Bumble or Carpenter bee? -
Bombus impatiens
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Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 23, 2009
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Contributed by
Pam Phillips
on 3 May, 2009 - 7:27pm
Last updated 9 September, 2011 - 8:18pm
Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 13 November, 2009 - 6:59pm
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Eric R. Eaton
, 19 June, 2009 - 12:39pm
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Bumble bee
Sorry that this escaped my notice earlier. Note the flattened, nearly hairless hind tibia and first tarsal segment into a "pollen basket." Carpenter bees have dense hair there, making the hind legs look "fluffy."
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Eric R. Eaton
, 19 June, 2009 - 12:39pm
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