Common Eastern Bumble Bee - Bombus impatiens

Moving pretty slow in the cool, autumn weather.

Habitat: Meadow

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Barry

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Great image - did it just happen, or did you add the seeds? Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks Barry! I found the bee on the milkweed pod just like this. The weather was cold, so the bee wasn't moving much at all. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Barry
    
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    Well, it is amazing - almost too good to be true, but then nature often is like that isn't it? Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Thanks! Indeed , nature is an artist! Posted 5 years ago

The Common Eastern Bumble Bee

"Bombus impatiens", the common eastern bumble bee, is the most commonly encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America. They can be found in the Eastern temperate forest region of the eastern United States, southern Canada, and the eastern Great Plains.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Christine Young