bumble bee Archives - GJM Nature Media https://gjmnaturemedia.com Images of Nature Caught in the Act Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:19:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://gjmnaturemedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-2-6x6-50q-Helmeted-Guineafowl-4-23-2017-880-32x32.jpg bumble bee Archives - GJM Nature Media https://gjmnaturemedia.com 32 32 Bumble Bee on Eastern Purple Coneflower https://gjmnaturemedia.com/bumble-bee-on-eastern-purple-coneflower/ https://gjmnaturemedia.com/bumble-bee-on-eastern-purple-coneflower/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:58:48 +0000 https://gjmnaturemedia.com/?p=345 The bumble bee in this picture is Bombus pennsylvanicus and it is collecting nectar from the bloom of Echinacea purpurea. Notice the pollen collected on the hind-leg of the bee.  For more information, visit the links below. Echinacea purpurea at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Iowa State University’s Department of Entomology’s BugGuide  

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The bumble bee in this picture is Bombus pennsylvanicus and it is collecting nectar from the bloom of Echinacea purpurea. Notice the pollen collected on the hind-leg of the bee.  For more information, visit the links below.

Echinacea purpurea at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Iowa State University’s Department of Entomology’s BugGuide

 

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