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Black and yellow Has antenna Is insect And has stinger
Warm and sunny
The Honeybee is a good survival insect.
Spotted on Apr 21, 2013
Submitted on Apr 21, 2013
1 Comment
Nice find Shannon! This handsome insect is actually a Bumble Bee. There is a good chance that this is a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Bombus impatiens. Here is a link that you can compare your bee to:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/56797
Honey Bees are smaller and more streamlined than Bumble Bees. Here is a link with images of Honey Bees so you can see the differences:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3080
Hope this helps!