Yummy

Like their relatives the honeybees, bumblebees feed on nectar, using their long hairy tongues to lap up the liquid. They forage using color and... more

by Lyuba Filatova

Title

Yummy

Artist

Lyuba Filatova

Medium

Photograph

Description

Like their relatives the honeybees, bumblebees feed on nectar, using their long hairy tongues to lap up the liquid. They forage using color and spatial relationships to identify flowers to feed from. Bumblebees are important agricultural pollinators.
This photo was taken in Massachusetts. Bumble bee is on the Gaillardia aristata. This perennial wildflower is widespread across much of North America.

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May 11th, 2018