TAXONOMY:
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
   Class:Insecta
    Order: Hymenoptera
     Family: Apidae
      Genus: Bombus
       Species: fervidas

OTHER NAME(S):
Bumble Bee

CHARACTERISTICS: The Golden Northern Bumble Bee features an all-black head and dark wings. A black band runs across the mostly yellow thorax and the abdomen is nearly all yellow with the exception of the very tip, which is black. White coloring is also present to the keen observer. The Golden Northern Bumble Bee is a relatively large species and includes worker and drone bees along with a queen bee in their hive structure.

ADULT SIZE (Length, not including legs):
13mm to 23mm (0.51in to 0.91in) (Compare Size)

IDENTIFYING COLORS: black; gray; yellow; white

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