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Woodland habitat bordering prairie at Castle Rock State Park
Many Laphria species are amazing bumble bee ...
Golden hairs covering its body, thin body, third set of legs fattened.
Large 1 3/4 inch (?) bumble bee
After I spent several minutes following and photographing this
This is a typical crouching position for a
A large bumblebee mimic, either Laphria or ...
. Others are fat-bodied bumble bee