Insects and Spiders

American Bumble Bee

This bee caught my eye because it had bright orange balls of pollen on each of its hind legs. It had just come from a patch of flowers that had orange pollen rather than yellow pollen. Here it is on white prairie clover. Summer 2015 was the first time I'd run across this species.
American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida)

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