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Forum: Insect and Spider Identification Replies: 6, Views: 50

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PrimroseSue
Medway, MA
(Zone 5b)
June 16, 2009
01:20 PM
Post #6696089
Sorry I don't have a photo. I was in the yard yesterday afternoon when this bee came slowly flying around for a few minutes. I thought it was a bumblebee - about the same size, but it was white and black, not yellow and black. Distinctly white, not "dirty" white, and it was fuzzy - definitely not a wasp. The tip of its tail was white.

I couldn't find anything on Google, and I was wondering if there's such a thing as an albino bumblebee?

Thanks for your help.
hcmcdole
Powder Springs, GA
(Zone 7b)
June 16, 2009
01:25 PM
Post #6696106
Sounds like a bald faced hornet but without a picture this is only a guess.
PrimroseSue
Medway, MA
(Zone 5b)
June 16, 2009
04:28 PM
Post #6696875
After looking at Google photos of the bald-faced hornet, I know it wasn't that. Looked more like traditional bumblebee striping.
suunto
Sinks Grove, WV
June 16, 2009
09:36 PM
Post #6698340
There are indeed bumble bees (Bombus spp.) that have white instead of yellow or orange tails - see http://tinyurl.com/lfxu53 for an example.
PrimroseSue
Medway, MA
(Zone 5b)
June 17, 2009
10:01 PM
Post #6703309
Thank you! That looks like what I saw!
meaelaine
Foster, RI
June 27, 2009
03:14 PM
Post #6746081
I also have these bees (black/white) inside my stone wall . I looked in the link above and a few other sights. the picture of the * Bombus* is similar-but not exactly. The bees that I have ...are white striped, and there is NO yellow whatsoever. Does anyone know what type this is.
PrimroseSue
Medway, MA
(Zone 5b)
July 01, 2009
12:38 PM
Post #6763640
meaelaine - we're "neighbors", so it must be the same bee, whatever it is!

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