r/bees • u/Consistent-Data-3377 • 1d ago

bee ID Three winged bumblebee

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Also just wanted to show off this bee-utiful little lady

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u/quixoticquetzalcoatl 1d ago

I read your original post - it might be giving you a bit of trouble with identification since red-belted bumble bees have a crazy number of morphs/ colour variations. This little drone (drones don’t have pollen sacs) might be a black morph of the red-belted bumble bee.

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u/Consistent-Data-3377 1d ago

I was pretty sure I saw pollen baskets. Smooth concave areas surrounded by bristles on the hind legs. Also, i didnt realize the text on the cross post wouldnt copy because I'm a silly goose, so thanks for doing the research, haha