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This dudette was a big chungus. Any of you know the species? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by IMALlama to c/beebutts

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As a fun note, if you pop the photo out and zoom in, you can see that its head looks a bit like a helmet with a narrow neck going into it.

This bee was big/beefy. If any of you know what species it might have been, chime in. If it helps, I'm in SE MI.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If the butt is fuzzy it's a bumblebee. This one isn't so it's a carpenter bee. I have a theo8that most people that see carpenter bees actually call them bumblebees.

[–] IMALlama 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the hint. I assumed carpenter bees were a single ginus, but it sounds like it's a bit of an umbrella?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Yes, it seems like there are hundreds of types based on a quick search. Bumble bees aren't under that umbrella though. It's just that they look pretty similar.

[–] teft 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

My guess would be Eastern Carpenter Bee, but I am not a bee-ologist. I just looked up bees in michigan and compared photos. The eastern carpenter looks the most similar to me.

https://thepetenthusiast.com/bees-in-michigan/

[–] IMALlama 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks! I had read that carpenter bees don't have fuzzy butts but thought they were smaller than this one was. TIL that there is a verity of carpenter bees out there.

[–] Thcdenton 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nice shot

[–] IMALlama 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks!