Bumble bees (Bombus) Photo Gallery by larose forest photos at pbase.com

Bumble bees (Bombus)

There are many species of bumble bees, of which I can only ID a few as to species, for many look alike. There are also some superb bumble bee mimics, especially Syrphid and Asilid flies, so you have to look twice sometimes to be sure that you are looking at a bee and not a fly.

Bumble bee (Bombus)	Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarius)	Bumble bee
Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus)	Bumble bee (Bombus borealis)	Perplexing bumble bee (Bombus perplexus)
Perplexing bumble bee (Bombus perplexus)	Golden northern bumble bee (Bombus fervidus)	Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola)
Tricolored bumblebee (Bombus ternarius)	Bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis)	Bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis)
Bumble bee (Bombus)	Bumble bee (Bombus)	Tricoloured bumble bee (Bombus ternarius)
Tricoloured bumble bee (Bombus ternarius)	Bumble bee (Bombus borealis)	Bumble bee (Bombus) on Queen Anne's Lace
Bumble bee (Bombus ternarius)	Mating bumble bees (Bombus)	Bumble bee on lupine
Bumblebee on wild blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)	Bumble bees and others on goldenrod	Bumble bee in Morning Glory
Bumble bee on coneflower	Bumble bee Bombus borealis	Bumble bee (Bombus borealis) on red clover
Bumblebee (Bombus borealis)	Bumble bee queen gathering pollen (Bombus impatiens)	Tricolored bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) on Queen Anne's lace
Tricolored bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) on a wild currant bush	Tricolored bumblebee (Bombus ternarius)	Tricolored bumblebee (Bombus ternarius)
Bumble bee on cultivated Rudbeckia	Bumble bee on joe-pye-weed	Bumble bee pollen gathering in rose
Bumble bee (Bombus) in hosta flower	Bumble bee (Bombus) in early morning light	Bumble bee (Bombus) on goldenrod

Jean D		12-Aug-2015 03:11
Terrific collection of varied Bumble bee close ups, superbly captured, Christine.~V

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