Bees-In-Art, well that is just nothing short of very cool. I think that I may have seen this bombus on my property this summer many times. When I looked at the picture you put in the post, it looked like the ones that I have seen. The reason why I noticed these bumblebees was because it looked like half their bum was missing. Their abdomen was very very "short", I can only describe it as half gone bum. Oh well, wish I had taken a picture, I thought they looked so strange, I thought there was something wrong with the species, but I guess not :) :) Have that most awesomely great day, health. Cindi