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Looks like a bumble bee with some furry yellow patches on it but I believe it's some kind of imitation insect because of its large wings.
Spotted on Aug 11, 2013
Submitted on Aug 11, 2013
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I think you're right. This is not a bumblebee, but a carpenter bee. The first thing I noticed was the hairless abdomen. Bumblebees will have a hairy abdomen while this species of carpenter bee has a hairless abdomen. I suspect what you have here is the Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica). If you want to ID to the subspecies, check out http://bugguide.net/node/view/3509/bgpag... for more information.