It’s got that familiar bee shape—tilted abdomen, oblong eyes—but its body fuzz is white, instead of yellow; its eyes are white; and its skin is iridescent jade-aqua-blue-purple. It has all ...

The most abundant species of bumble bees found was Bombus vosnesenskii, or, the yellow-faced bumble bee. And the plant species used most by that species was large-leaved lupine. A. urticifolia ...