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Fuzzy Visitor, Pt. 2 _TNY_4942

The angle isn't ideal for identifying this one, but based on how it looked when I saw it, I believe this to be a Barbut's cuckoo bee (Bombus barbutellus). The cuckoo part denotes this species not building their own nests, but instead take over nests (including workers) of other bumblebee species.

 

Really happy with the height difference between the flowers here. The high one on the left really makes the shot in my opinion

 

Part 1 shows the bumblebee closer: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51893244581/

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Uploaded on March 14, 2023
Taken on August 14, 2021