Citrus Flames

[Mike Bell]

Absolutely gorgeous animals! The whole lot of 'em!

I'm curious though.....what is it about the Bee that makes you think it's CF-Bee instead of a queen bee? Is it the reduced pattern? She looks like a spectacular queen bee to me.

Either way though, can't deny the gorgeousness!

At first I thought they were both queen bees, and they might be. But I have hatched a lot of queen bees, they all look similar to #2. The reduced pattern and the difference in the black coloring, it is more subtle in pictures. With luck I will learn a little more this year, I'm using the male citrus flame on several spiders and bees.
Thanks for the comments...