[NatureNS] Bee with banded tail

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Thanks Angus
That seems to match - next time I'll take a picture.
Paul

--- On Mon, 6/3/13, Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com> wrote:


From: Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Bee with banded tail
To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Received: Monday, June 3, 2013, 11:28 AM






This would be Bombus terricola. It's the only species in NS with a banded a=
bdomen.
Angus
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> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 08:15:54 -0700
> From: paulrita2001@yahoo.com
> Subject: [NatureNS] Bee with banded tail
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>=20
> Hi All
> Today in my workshop there was a Bumble on the window.
> A big bees - even bigger than most Bombus Impatiens that I see.
> I tried to catch it with my cap but it kept escaping and going back
> to the window so I caught it with my hand and carried it outside.
> It just walked around in my hand as I did so
> The interesting thing about the bee was that it had an banded abdomen
> black and yellow - 4 or 5 bands of each. The colors not too bright.
> Different than any bee that I've seen lately.
> Anyway it flew off to some rhodies.
> Enjoy the summer
> Paul

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<DIV>That seems to match - next time I'll take a picture.</DIV>
<DIV>Paul</DIV>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr>This would be Bombus terricola. It's the only species in NS =
with a banded abdomen.<BR>Angus<BR>&nbsp;<BR>
<DIV>&gt; Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 08:15:54 -0700<BR>&gt; From: paulrita2001@y=
ahoo.com<BR>&gt; Subject: [NatureNS] Bee with banded tail<BR>&gt; To: natur=
ens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Hi All<BR>&gt; Today in my workshop the=
re was a Bumble on the window.<BR>&gt; A big bees - even bigger than most B=
ombus Impatiens that I see.<BR>&gt; I tried to catch it with my cap but it =
kept escaping and going back<BR>&gt; to the window so I caught it with my h=
and and carried it outside.<BR>&gt; It just walked around in my hand as I d=
id so<BR>&gt; The interesting thing about the bee was that it had an banded=
 abdomen<BR>&gt; black and yellow - 4 or 5 bands of each. The colors not to=
o bright.<BR>&gt; Different than any bee that I've seen lately.<BR>&gt; Any=
way it flew off to some rhodies.<BR>&gt; Enjoy the summer<BR>&gt; Paul<BR><=
/DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table>
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