This bee was seen foraging on the unidentified blossom in Kill Devil Hills, NC, USA. Many bumblebees were visiting these flowers, density about 1 bee per 2 flowers. August, 2011.
[taxonomy:genus=Bombus]
A bumble bee sits on the leaf of an Arizona wild cotton plant. Small ants attack the bee, biting its legs until it finally flies away.
[taxonomy:binomial=bombus sonorus]
Description: Deutsch: Bombus terrestris - Die dunkle Erdhummel kehrt, mit Pollen beladen, heim. English: Laden with pollen, the large earth bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), is coming home. Date: 6 June 2019. Source: Own work. Author: 5snake5.