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Bombus impatiens
Right after spotting the strange trash line spider in the front yard, I found me a "Bumblebee" in the meadow. I like my other bee photos better, but this one is cute and fuzzy with a little ball of pollen.
Meadow in the Poconos.
Kristal, this is the other bee I was comparing it to. It looks so different.
He hands me his old camera May 28th and says, "Here, I think you might like a hobby of photography. Go out and see what you can find. And then macro starting August 1st. HIS FAULT! HA! Thanks for listening! :)
Kristal is right. ( As far as the bf being smarter, I suspect it's a symptom of testosterone poisoning.)
I kept the ID open because I thought it might be a bumblebee because of all the hair too. But didn't know which kind. Thanks so so much!.
This is the common eastern bumble bee, Bombus impatiens (http://bugguide.net/node/view/56797). You can tell it's not a carpenter bee because this one has a hairy black abdomen, while carpenter bees have a shiny black abdomen.
Eastern Carpenter bee
Xylocopa virginica
Large Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa virginica - BugGuide.Net
Spotted on Sep 26, 2011
Submitted on Nov 12, 2011
