There was a regular bumblebee next to it which was dwarfed by this thing. Seriously. I've never seen a bumblebee this large. I love bumblebees and I watch them all the time, and this was enormous compared to the others that were flying around the area. I probably have the measurements all wrong, but still, it was huge.
I'm not sure which kind of bumblebee it is, but I've poked around here and there on a few webpages, and it seems that some of the worker bumble bees native to this area seem to be listed around 17-20mm (about 3/4"), and this thing was probably more like 35mm. I'd peg most of the regular bumblebees I see at about 3/4" up to 1". Here in Michigan, we must just grow them small. hee!!
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Date: 2009-09-09 03:39 am (UTC)I'm not sure which kind of bumblebee it is, but I've poked around here and there on a few webpages, and it seems that some of the worker bumble bees native to this area seem to be listed around 17-20mm (about 3/4"), and this thing was probably more like 35mm. I'd peg most of the regular bumblebees I see at about 3/4" up to 1". Here in Michigan, we must just grow them small. hee!!