10 Mar
Black bumblebees
Neither of these are sharply in focus - they wouldn’t stay still long enough! But I’m posting them mostly because I wanted to say…holy crow, these guys are big! They must be an inch or inch and a half long? I know friends have quickly stepped aside when they see one coming - big and scarily black to boot. But I imagine like most insects this one is fairly harmless. They’re fairly common in the fields and yards around here. Not as common as regular bees or anything, but you’ll see them often enough if you’re looking.
