Trained agency staff member measures a tagged black and gold bumble bee using orange calipers on a white cloth.
Photo By/Credit
Gabriel Wahl/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
07/24/2026
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Black and gold bumble bees are tagged with tracking devices in a pilot study at Illiniwek Forest Preserve, Illinois to collect, observe and analyze behavioral data for future use and adaptation.
Species
Bombus auricomus
Subject tags
Employees (USFWS)
Insects
Pollinators
Research