[NatureNS] Bee with banded tail

From: Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com>
To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 16:28:57 -0200
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This would be Bombus terricola. It's the only species in NS with a banded a=
bdomen.

Angus
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> Date: Mon=2C 3 Jun 2013 08:15:54 -0700
> From: paulrita2001@yahoo.com
> Subject: [NatureNS] Bee with banded tail
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> Hi All
> Today in my workshop there was a Bumble on the window.
> A big bees - even bigger than most Bombus Impatiens that I see.
> I tried to catch it with my cap but it kept escaping and going back
> to the window so I caught it with my hand and carried it outside.
> It just walked around in my hand as I did so
> The interesting thing about the bee was that it had an banded abdomen
> black and yellow - 4 or 5 bands of each. The colors not too bright.
> Different than any bee that I've seen lately.
> Anyway it flew off to some rhodies.
> Enjoy the summer
> Paul
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It's the only species in NS with a banded abdomen.<BR>
Angus<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>
<DIV>&gt=3B Date: Mon=2C 3 Jun 2013 08:15:54 -0700<BR>&gt=3B From: paulrita=
2001@yahoo.com<BR>&gt=3B Subject: [NatureNS] Bee with banded tail<BR>&gt=3B=
 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B Hi All<BR>&gt=3B Today in=
 my workshop there was a Bumble on the window.<BR>&gt=3B A big bees - even =
bigger than most Bombus Impatiens that I see.<BR>&gt=3B I tried to catch it=
 with my cap but it kept escaping and going back<BR>&gt=3B to the window so=
 I caught it with my hand and carried it outside.<BR>&gt=3B It just walked =
around in my hand as I did so<BR>&gt=3B The interesting thing about the bee=
 was that it had an banded abdomen<BR>&gt=3B black and yellow - 4 or 5 band=
s of each. The colors not too bright.<BR>&gt=3B Different than any bee that=
 I've seen lately.<BR>&gt=3B Anyway it flew off to some rhodies.<BR>&gt=3B =
Enjoy the summer<BR>&gt=3B Paul<BR></DIV> 		 	   		  </div></body>
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