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Smaller individuals of this species can be confused pretty much only with Bombus cingulatus, but this certainly was no small individual. The other distinguishing characteristics are also in line with Bombus hypnorum.
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Smaller individuals of this species can be confused pretty much only with Bombus cingulatus, but this certainly was no small individual. The other distinguishing characteristics are also in line with Bombus hypnorum.
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Bombus hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758, male, Søborg, Denmark, 31 May/1 June 2014
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Bombus hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758, male, to Robinson trap, Søborg, Denmark, 2/3 June 2014
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I suspect a Mason Bee. Appear in a friend's woodpile almost yearly. Often just sit there for a couple of days and then die.
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Giant bee
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Giant bee
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I've been trying to get a picture of these guys since I started seeing them in March. Well, that all changed today when one landed right in front of me after I was done getting pictures of the umber skipper. A very neat bee.
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I've been trying to get a picture of these guys since I started seeing them in March. Well, that all changed today when one landed right in front of me after I was done getting pictures of the umber skipper. A very neat bee.
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I've been trying to get a picture of these guys since I started seeing them in March. Well, that all changed today when one landed right in front of me after I was done getting pictures of the umber skipper. A very neat bee.
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Found all over the garden on the marina. Very comfortable around people too.
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Found all over the garden on the marina. Very comfortable around people too.
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Feeding on Palo Verde 'Desert Museum' in the Botanical Garden
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I believe this is a California Carpenter. In contrast to the Woodland Skipper of an earlier post today, this shows the right way to feed on these Turpentine Weed blossoms.
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I believe this is a California Carpenter. In contrast to the Woodland Skipper of an earlier post today, this shows the right way to feed on these Turpentine Weed blossoms.