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« on: May 03, 2010, 05:29:02 PM » |
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« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2010, 09:33:53 PM » |
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can you get a head shot? Maybe a good view of the mouth parts?
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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 10:09:07 PM » |
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I don't know much about the west coast, but if I saw that around here, I would think what is that crazy drone honey bee doing.
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« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2010, 03:00:21 AM » |
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mouth parts and a drone? ... gotcha
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« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2010, 05:08:16 AM » |
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No way is that a drone honeybee. Drones have fuzzy rounded butts with wings that extend to the butt.
Looks more like a virgin queen to me. Looks rather dead at that.
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Sitting in the shade, drinking lemon aid.
Enjoying the breeze while counting the bees.
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« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2010, 07:38:55 AM » |
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I bet if you spent about 30 minutes on www.bugguide.net you'd find it! Not a drone, not a queen. There are flies that mimic bees closely, but this one has double wings and the legs are angular like a bee to hold pollen. Could be a black type honeybee that is older and lost some hair, but I'd say it is more likely to be some type of solitary bee. |
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« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2010, 12:58:16 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2010, 03:27:57 PM » |
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Grab it and see if will sting you that mite help narrow down your hunt.  |
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« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2010, 03:58:29 PM » |
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On second thought, I think I ought let this question go. I'll try and find out another way.
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« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2010, 10:53:19 PM » |
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Yes, it could be a Carniolan or perhaps Russian, there are several black type bees.
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2010, 05:01:26 PM » |
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Yes, it could be a Carniolan or perhaps Russian, there are several black type bees.
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2010, 07:55:53 PM » |
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another good site for insect identification http://www.whatsthatbug.com/ |
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2010, 08:48:35 PM » |
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Yeah, those new pics show it is definitely a honey bee of some sort.
Aside from pictures, I think the only way to figure out what type of black bee, carniolan, russian, german, is through hive behavior and characteristics. Temperament, swarming, propolis gathering, buildup, etc.
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« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2010, 12:28:41 AM » |
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