iluvcats and scraps: Fragile World - Rusty Patched Bumble Bees

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Fragile World - Rusty Patched Bumble Bees - Endangered

In my continued love with adult coloring,

I bought new books illustrated by a very popular artist, Kerby Rosanes.

The book I'm introducing today is titled Fragile World.

Each and every page is dedicated to one of these categories -

critically endangered; endangered; vulnerable; or near threatened.

My first choice is the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee.

Details about this endangered bee is at the bottom of my post....

verbatim as written in the Fragile World book.

A little closer look.

These bumbles are named "rusty patched" because they actually have

a rusty colored patch near the back of their bodies!

A variety of flowers and colors......

Look closely....

See the shimmer on the wings?

I painted them with Lindy's Gang Glitz Spritz "Blazing Sun".

This is a product normally used in my scrapbooking hobby.

It's hard to capture in a photograph.

Every single bumble bee on the page has its wings painted

with this golden shimmer!

Thank you for coming by and I hope that you enjoy my colorings.

Give coloring a try....I promise that you will love it!

Lisa : )

Now for the details about the endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee....

Rusty patched bumblebees once thrived across much of North America, but over the past twenty years the population has dropped by almost 90 percent. Most of this decline is due to lost habitat, which deprives the bees of nesting sites and prevents them from accessing nectar and pollen. Not only do the bees rely on the pollen from plants, but some plants also rely on the bees to pollinate them. However, work is being done to reintroduce these bees and to sustain some of their natural habitat.