Keywords: bug bugs bee bees pollinator pollinators animal animals animalia arthropod arthropods arthropoda insect insects insecta hymenoptera aculeata anthophila apoidea apidae apinae bombini bumble bee bumblebee bumble bees bumblebees bombus taxonomy:binomial=bombus occidentalis taxonomy:binomial=bombusoccidentalis bombus occidentalis bombusoccidentalis biml usgs droege stackshot zerene stacker zerenestacker usgsbiml black background texture This bumblebee species has almost entirely disappeared from its West Coast range due to a recent epidemic sweeping through some bumblebee populations. However, the Rocky Mountain populations still persist and there is hope that the West Coast population will also recover and resume its place as one of the most common bumblebee species in the West. Note that there are several color variations of this species .... this one is representative of those found in the Rockies. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile This bumblebee species has almost entirely disappeared from its West Coast range due to a recent epidemic sweeping through some bumblebee populations. However, the Rocky Mountain populations still persist and there is hope that the West Coast population will also recover and resume its place as one of the most common bumblebee species in the West. Note that there are several color variations of this species .... this one is representative of those found in the Rockies. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile |