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Rust patched bumblebee visiting white flowers

Detailed Description

The rusty patched bumblebee is the first bee to be listed as endangered in the continental US, and the western bumblebee has been the subject of extensive USGS work that has found effects of climate, land cover change, and pesticides on the decline of the species.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.