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03-08-2010, 11:23 AM
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| | | Cuckoo Bee?
This bee was very large. It does not seem to have pollen baskets.  Click to view larger image.
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03-08-2010, 12:03 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo Bee?
Afternoon Peter,
It has pollen-baskets to me... the hind leg, here draped over the grass stem, tapers from the base at the femora to the widest part where you see the orange basitarsus - it just hasn't collected pollen yet. It should be ' straight-up-and-down' if it lacks it, so most likely Bombus lapidarius - for me.
In my experience, if you have to question it - it probably isn't.
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03-08-2010, 02:21 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo Bee?
Bombus lapidarius as Jason said. The corbiculum is triangular and shiny and has long hairs at the sides.
I think she didn't like the flash, she's trying to shelter her eyes, darned paparazzi. 
Janet 
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03-08-2010, 02:51 PM
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Corbiculum = pollen basket?  |
03-08-2010, 05:04 PM
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| | | Re: Cuckoo Bee?
Thank you Janet and Jason for your suggestion and clarification.
Kind regards
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