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Old 08-16-2008   #1 (permalink)
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This is an interesting shot. The flower looks like a Zinnia. What type of insect am I looking at?
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This is an interesting shot. The flower looks like a Zinnia. What type of insect am I looking at?
I guess it is a big Bumble Bee.
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or a yellow jacket. Theyre like a big bumble bee, but more likely to sting.
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or a yellow jacket. Theyre like a big bumble bee, but more likely to sting.
I think Yellow Jackets are more like wasps. Thinner, too.

Maybe not. Wasn't going to get any closer than I had to for the picture.
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It's either a bumble bee or a carpenter bee.

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nice to see a fairly rare sub species of bumble bee
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Beautiful color and detail.
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