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Bumblebee

Bombus

Description:

Bumble bees are easily recognized, being large (3/4 inch long) with black and yellow or orangish hair patterns on their abdomens. Queens and workers have pollen baskets on their hind legs. Bumble bees (Subfamily Bombinae) in the genus, Psithyrus, are parasites of bumble bees, feeding on larvae.

Habitat:

Ground

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1legoson
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1legoson

Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada

Spotted on Oct 7, 2012
Submitted on Oct 7, 2012

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