Rusty Patched Bumble Bee :: Bombus affinis

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 009

The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, is a critically endangered insect, native to North America, mainly in the midwestern United States.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (22:07) Citations
• (23:40) Music
• (35:10) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from

• IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44937399/46440196
• US Fish and Wildlife Service – https://www.fws.gov/species/rusty-patched-bumble-bee-bombus-affinis
• Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Bombus_affinis/
• BBC Wildlife Magazine – https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/insects-invertebrates/facts-about-bumblebees
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_affinis

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