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Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter (Coelioxys rufitarsis)Observer
benjamin_therriault
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Appendiculate Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa appendiculata)Observer
kgbennettDescription
Observed for several days foraging in Dahlia garden almost exclusively on the brightest large orange yellow Dahlia flowers. Large robust bee ~ 2cm in size. Observed flying away quite some distance to unknown destination. Seen Amongst Bumblebees, hover flies, honeybees in the garden.
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Mckay's Western Bumble Bee (Bombus mckayi)Observer
sydcanningsDescription
without gold band on abdomen... introgression with B. occidentalis?
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Bumble Bees (Genus Bombus)Observer
queezergalDescription
Used bumblebee egg casings found inside a used chickadee fur-lined nest.
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Vancouver Island Bumble Bee (Bombus vancouverensis ssp. vancouverensis)Observer
burljantzen
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
sydcanningsDescription
being eaten by Aeshna palmata
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
smokeywatersDescription
This shows an interaction between an Eastern Bumblebee and a Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee.
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Western Bumble Bee (Bombus occidentalis)Observer
bombusmixtusDescription
Found dead this morning at around 9:30 am on sidewalk just in front of a woody penstemon shrub . The shrub is currently in flower and is a favorite foraging site for various bee species. For the local area, the white tail is diagnostic for this species. The stinger means it is a female bee.
From photo 1 it appears that the bees has mites. Looked under the microscope and think these mites might be missing their legs? Or is this another organism?
Photo 5. 5x Overview.
Photo 6 25x. Legs missing and just seeing the mouthparts? (photo stacked image)
Will post mite observation separately in the hope of some expert providing an explanation.
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White-shouldered Bumble Bee (Bombus appositus)Observer
jim22lawrenceDescription
nectar plant is Gentiana decumbens garden gro
wn
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Tricolored Bumble Bee (Bombus ternarius)Observer
jbinpgDescription
Female on white clover. Prince George, BC, Canada.
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Nevada Bumble Bee (Bombus nevadensis)Observer
blythenilsonDescription
Top bee. Not sure if there is enough to ID it but I presume it's a Nevada Bumble Bee.? Other bee ID is here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233200243
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Bumble Bees (Genus Bombus)Observer
roslynmohrDescription
Firmly in the grips of Stenopogon!
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Cuckoo Bumble Bees (Subgenus Psithyrus)Observer
cakearnsDescription
In Goldenrod. Settling in for the night.
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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bombus terricola)Observer
jbinpgDescription
Male on canada thistle showing orange "butt". Shelley Sewage Lagoons, Prince George, BC, Canada.
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Western Bumble Bee (Bombus occidentalis)Observer
gwendolynwillDescription
Large size. Very active in the cool rainy daytime.
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)Observer
camerondeckertDescription
All photos are of the same bee. @sydcannings @johnascher @maria_l
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Mckay's Western Bumble Bee (Bombus mckayi)Observer
jbinpgDescription
I returned to the same location as in this observation last year:
https://inaturalist.ca/observations/175493584
I found a worker bee fitting the description of mckayi. This one was in better shape than last year's. I stayed for 30 minutes and could only find this particular bee (along with three other bumble bee species) in one of the fireweed patches. I know this observation will not satisfy those who want genetic evidence.
Azouzetta Lake viewpoint, Pine Pass, BC, Canada.
