Rare rusty-patched bumble bee with small T-shaped black spot spotted in Lehigh Valley
A seldom-seen, federally endangered rusty-patched bumble bee — marked by a small T-shaped black spot — has been observed locally, alongside the more common carpenter bee with a larger black mark, during a dry July that missed forecast storms.
The month of July is now more than half over, and it’s been a dry one for some of us. Every so often local meteorologists predict heavy thunderstorms with a lot of rain, but where we live they’ve all missed us.