Bombus impatiens
Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens: Taxonomy | Photographs

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
Class: Insecta (true insects)
Order: Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps)
Family: Apidae (bumble bees, honey bees)
Genus: Bombus (bumble bees)
Species: Bombus impatiens
Common Names: Bumble Bee

Photos

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Bombus impatiens - (queen)
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Tallahassee, FL
March 12, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman and/or Emily Earp

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Photo added to site: Apr 6 2003

Bombus impatiens - This is the same queen bumble bee as in the above photo. Yellow, wind-blown oak pollen can be seen on the tips of some of the bumble bee's setae (hairs) and scattered along the tile walkway. Flower pollen is normally collected in the corbicula, a pollen-trapping, hair-surrounded, bare section of the hind tibiae of most queen and worker bumble bees. This queen's empty corbicula can be seen here (left-center).
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Tallahassee, FL
March 12, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman and/or Emily Earp

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Photo added to site: Apr 6 2003

Bombus impatiens - This is a frontal view of the same queen bumble bee as in the above photos.
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Tallahassee, FL
March 12, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman and/or Emily Earp

Full-sized photo: 238 kB
Photo added to site: Apr 6 2003

Bombus impatiensBumble Bee

Taxonomic Classification

Photos

Bombus impatiens
Bumble Bee