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Bumble or Carpenter bee? - Bombus impatiens - female

Bumble or Carpenter bee? - Bombus impatiens - Female
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 23, 2009

Moved
Moved from Bumble Bees.

Moved

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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