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Not sure what KIND of bumblebee. It was VERY loud. Sounded like a small weedeater! On my neighbor's peonies.
Spotted on Apr 26, 2011
Submitted on Apr 27, 2011
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yep, Bumblebees "buzz" the flowers for releasing pollen from the anthers
Both good choices. Bimaculatus has more black, so I like that one a bit better.
Thanks for that link! Maybe "Bombus bimaculatus" ?
or "Bombus sandersoni" since it's actually listed in Tennessee where I took this photo. Bimaculatus isn't listed in TN per se but it does say "south to Florida" so maybe Tennessee's included in there.
http://www.bumblebee.org/NorthAmerica.ht...
Can't quite find a good match....