[Leica] IMG: Bumble Bee With Unusual Markings

[Jim Nichols]

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On 8/18/21 5:20 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> It just means the bee community has spread the word about the quality of
> your pollen that even alien bees come to visit.
>
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 2:02 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
>> By noon, the Rose of Sharon blooms were about half closed, but a few
>> bees were still working. I caught this large black bee departing a
>> partially closed bloom.  As I looked at the image on my computer screen,
>> I realized that the markings were unusual. It was not a Carpenter Bee,
>> our most common variety, but was thin-waisted and had two thin, fuzzy
>> yellow bands on the abdomen.  Searches online were not helpful.  I
>> assume it is some form of Bumble Bee, but the name eludes me.
>>
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210818-P8180301-Enhanced.JPG.html
>>
>> X-E1 with 50-200 and monopod.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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Jim Nichols
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