2024 February 25 morning

This blog provides an informal forum for terrestrial invertebrate watchers to post recent sightings of interesting observations in the southern Vancouver Island region. Please send your sightings by email to Jeremy Tatum (tatumjb352@gmail.com). Be sure to include your name, phone number, the species name (common or scientific) of the invertebrate you saw, location, date, and number of individuals. If you have a photograph you are willing to share, please send it along. Click on the title above for an index of past sightings.The index is updated most days.

2024 February 25 morning

Burl Jantzen writes: This bumble bee was sunning itself on the south facing wall of our house near Swan Lake, Feb 23 2024.

We thank Steven Roias for the identification.

Queen Bombus mixtus (Hym.: Apidae) Burl Jantzen

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