Winston-Salem, NC (Zone 7b) |
April 2011 |
Positive
I'm pretty sure this species or a close cousin to it has built a colony in my side yard. They return each spring. They dig solitary ground nests but travel in a big pack. They have orange/yellow thoraces and subtly whitish-yellow striped black abdomens. They are about the same size as european honeybees, maybe just a bit smaller. They never stop buzzing but seem very docile.
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