Scientific Name:
Bombus vosnesenskii
Description
Mostly black bumblebee with yellow face and yellow stripe on thorax plus one yellow stripe on its lower abdomen.
Behaviors
Seen foraging on flowers such as Seaside Painted Cup and Stinging Phacelia.
Fun Facts
These amazing pollinators really shake it up! They "buzz pollinate" by vibrating their flight muscles to violently shake pollen out of complex, hard to reach flowers.
Photo:Sara Courtneidge