u/Excellent-Passage-36

western honey bees with elongated abdomen

I'm an eco student working on beesearch 😉 (I apologize) and while taking pics I spotted these two bees with unusually long abdomens. Others are posted for comparison of my perspective. Are these typical morphological differences?

Location: Arkansas, USA

Date: March 2026

u/Excellent-Passage-36 — 13 hours ago