Bumblebee Fun

I like bumblebees. Evidently they are a native American pollinator (honeybees hail from Europe,as do some species of Bumblebees,though they may originally be from Asia, according to Wikipedia). Bumblebees even shake flowers in such a way as to pollinate tomatoes really well. They also pollinate squashes (hope, hope, hope) and other native American plants. As you can see from the picture, they love the borage. I think this is a Bombus bimaculatus, according to the pictures on http://www.bumblebee.org/NorthAmerica.htm .  They are fun to watch, too, as you realize that God likes to mess with our scientific minds a bit; He makes something as un-aerodynamic as possible, then makes it fly, even after it bashes its head against the wall looking for its nest several times. I like backyard science, and photographing things that don't mind the camera, and wondering at the creative power of God out there. I hope you do, too.