Bumble bee (Bombus sp.)
Click on image to enlarge. Bumble bee - [on the right]

Scientific name: Bombus sp.
(Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Facts: Bumble bees have a hairy or fuzzy abdomen and are recognized by the black and yellow patches on their bodies. They nest in the ground making colonies of up to a few hundred individuals.


Photo credit: Extension Entomology, Texas A&M University


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Last modified:  August 10, 2001 by John A. Jackman