#bombusmixtus

Fuzzy-horned bumblebee, (Bombus mixtus) on showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa). Note the pollen sacs that are attached to its toes. Milkweed does this sort of thing with its pollen. Sometimes bees get stuck on milkweed because of this. Why a plant would do this to its pollinator is a good question. Did I just write toes? Bees don’t have toes, silly me...tarsus-that is the correct word. #bombusmixtus #bumblebee #asclepiasspeciosa

Fuzzy-horned bumblebee queen on blanket flower. #bombusmixtus #fuzzyhornedbumblebee #gaillardia #blanketflower

Fuzzy-horned bumblebee queen (Bombus mixtus) on Sedum flowers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #bombusmixtus #bumblebee #sedum #bees #bugs #insects #macro #canonmacro #insects_of_our_world #mat_macro #kings_insects #found_on_flowers #macro_freaks #top_macro #macroclique #tgif_insects #macro_kings #photooftheday #beesofinstagram #pocket_insects #macro_brilliance #macro_perfectiom #top_macro #macro_highlight #macro_spotlight #electric_macro #igmw_macro

Fuzzy-horned Bumblebee queen. This one was a serious mass of hulking Hymenoptera to fit into a camera frame. There's probably a few more weeks of her bumbling her big self around the garden before the long winter nap begins. Months she'll spend dreaming of the honey pots and heather on the other end. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #bumblebee #bombusmixtus #sedum #bees #bugs #insects #macro #canonmacro #insects_of_our_world #mat_macro #kings_insects #found_on_flowers #macro_freaks #top_macro #macroclique #tgif_insects #macro_kings #photooftheday #beesofinstagram #pocket_insects #macro_brilliance #macro_perfectiom #top_macro #macro_highlight #macro_spotlight #electric_macro #igmw_macro

Fuzzy-horned bumblebee (Bombus mixtus) male visiting the beautiful blooms of globe thistle (Echinops banaticus). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#bees #bumblebees #pollinators #flowersandmacro #insects_of_instagram #flowers #globethistle #bombusmixtus #macro_mood #macro_x #macroworld_tr #macroclique #echinopsbannaticus #kings_insects #insects_of_our_world #bugs #buzz #good_jobshot #beesofinstagram #nature

A bee bunk bed. This time of year it's very common to find bees of many types camping under the stars on garden flowers. At some point in their evening adventures they just shut off and cozy themselves into the flower petals. On top of this globe thistle flower (Echinops banaticus) is a worker Bombus vosnesenskii, on the bottom is a male Bombus mixtus. #bees #insects #bugs #nature #macro_mood #macro_x #bombus #bumblebees #bombusvosnesenskii #bombusmixtus #sleepingbee #globethistle #macroworld_tr #mat_macro #insects_of_instagram #insects_of_our_world #good_night #good_jobshot #macro_freaks #macroclique #buzz #globethistle

Bombus mixtus male visiting Eryngium planum. These little yellow puffballs can look pretty intimidating when viewed head-on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#bees #insects #insects_macro #bumblebee #bombusmixtus #malebumblebee #yellowbee #fuzzball #pollinators #bugs #macroworld_tr #macro_x #mat_macro #good_jobshot #insects_of_our_world #macro_mood #kings_insects #macroclique #macro_freaks #buzz

Male bumblebee - likely Bombus mixtus. An image from last season, as it is still quite a while before the first male bumblebees are to be found. #bumblebee #bombusmixtus #malebee #pollinator #macroworld_tr #insects_of_our_world #beesofinstagram