Ele Willoughby, PhD · @minouette
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The #SciArtSeptember prompt gossamer made me think of the wings of this Megachile brevis leafcutter bee.
Unlike the better known, and imported honeybee, the Leafcutter bees are solitary and make no honey, but they are vital pollinators who play an important role in the ecosystem. They are found throughout the US and southern Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific. š§µ1/2
#bees #MastoArt #nativeBees #Megachile #linocut #printmaking #sciArt #pollinators #washi
#sciartseptember #bees #mastoart #nativebees #megachile #linocut #printmaking #sciart #pollinators #washi
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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Busy native bee with a large stash of yellow pollen under its abdomen. Looks like pixie dust.
Armored resin bees, Heriades sp. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181792663
#insects #entomology #nativebees #hymenoptera #inaturalist
Flatbush Gardener š · @xris
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Have a buzzy fuzzy flower buddy.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181697845
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#inaturalist #naturalists #photography #macrophotography #entomology #bees #anthophila #Hymenoptera #nativeplants #botany #nativebees #bumblebees #Bombus
Joe Wynne · @joewynne
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Is it possible to have a statement plant in your landscape that supports pollinators and can stand up to hot, dry weather?
Yes! In the Americas, consider Tithonia or Mexican Sunflower. It goes by other names, but you can get versions that grow over 6 feet (2M) tall and have 3-4 inch (10+cm) flowers like my pic here from a couple of days ago. What color!
Fast growers and cheap seeds!
I have seen #Butterflies and #NativeBees all over these all day.
#butterflies #nativebees #bloomscrolling #nativeplants #pollinators
nemo · @nemo
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Bumblebee in the garden
#nature #wildlife #bees #nativebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden
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Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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@Natur Thanks for the zoom in! I only ever notice whether a wasp is stylopized a posteriori, when looking at photos; often it's experts who pointed it out to me. In the spur of the moment it's not something one thinks about.
I've found at least 4 stylopized wasps and 1 bee: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&q=stylopized&taxon_id=47201&user_id=albertcardona&verifiable=any
Some are quite extreme in how much the tergite is pushed out of its natural position. Most obvious is the bee, a Hylaeus, perhaps because of the color contrast: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89223666
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Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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Did you get your bee-on-a-stick yet today?
European woolcarder bee, Anthidium manicatum http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178674808
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Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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āI find your lack of faith disturbing.ā
Large carpenter bee, Xylocopa sp. A good 4 centimetres if not more. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178658335
#iNaturalist #Hymenoptera #nativebees #entomology #insects #Dalmatia #bees #DarthVader #StarWars
#starwars #darthvader #bees #dalmatia #insects #entomology #nativebees #hymenoptera #inaturalist
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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Nomioides, my favourite bee genus, spotter resting on a dry twig near a rock wall offering lots of crevices for nesting. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178452784
#insects #hymenoptera #entomology #nativebees #inaturalist
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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We depart from UC Santa Barbara, #California, and take with us the memories of excellent outdoors near campus.
West Coast lady, Vanessa Annabella https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176318388
Long-billed curlew, Numenius americanus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176318429
Steniola sp., a sand wasp, on searocket flowers https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176318543
Halictini solitary bee with a full pollen basket https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176318653
#iNaturalist #Hymenoptera #Lepidoptera #Aves #nativebees #wasplove #entomology #insects
#insects #entomology #wasplove #nativebees #aves #lepidoptera #hymenoptera #inaturalist #california
nemo · @nemo
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A Sonoran bumblebee (Bombus solorus) visiting the garden. Personally I think they're really lovely.
#nature #wildlife #bees #nativebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden
#nature #wildlife #bees #nativebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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There arenāt many solitary bees this late in the season in coastal Southern California, but perhaps because it rained so much and the fields are in blossom, here and thereāvery sparselyā Iāve spotted some.
Here an unknown solitary beeāperhaps an Halictiniāon a thistle-like flower of bright yellow colours. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175677277
#iNaturalist #Hymenoptera #entomology #insects #nativebees #California
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nemo · @nemo
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Went out to check out the pollinator garden (I go out to visit 3x a day at least adding iNaturalist observations), saw a few dragonflies fighting over territory there (nice) spotted an Eastern leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus) and a Megachile sp. bee posed for me.
#nature #wildlife #bees #nativebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #hemiptera #hymenoptera
#nature #wildlife #bees #nativebees #inaturalist #naturephotography #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #Hemiptera #Hymenoptera
Ele Willoughby, PhD · @minouette
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I made 4 more in my series of related prints about leafcutter bees, each unique. Similar to the print in the pollinator garden, but the prints in my shop are on lovely Japanese washi paper & feature different plants. These prints are both about, & a sort of collaboration with leaf cutter bees! These small, but multifarious native bees are important ā¦
#printmaking #linocut #leafPrint #reliefPrint #sciart #bees #leafcutterBee #Megachile #washi #wildBees #nativeBees #botanicalArt #MastoArt
#printmaking #linocut #leafprint #reliefprint #sciart #bees #leafcutterbee #megachile #washi #wildbees #nativebees #botanicalart #mastoart
Ele Willoughby, PhD · @minouette
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A little community #sciArt #scicomm - I made a version of my leafcutter bees print with two #linocut wild bees (Megachile relativa and Megachile brevis) and leaf prints for the Coxwell Pollinator Gardens! These prints are both about, and a sort of collaboration with leafcutter bees! These small, but multifarious native bees are important pollinators,
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#printmaking #ecology #bees #wildBees #nativeBees #entomology #Toronto #pollinators #scienceOutreach #MastoArt #pollinatorPartnership
#sciart #scicomm #linocut #printmaking #ecology #bees #wildbees #nativebees #entomology #toronto #pollinators #scienceoutreach #mastoart #pollinatorpartnership
BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
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Feral European honeybees
The feral flying under the radar: why we need to rethink European honeybees
"Contrary to popular opinion, in Australia, feral colonies of the invasive European honeybee (Apis mellifera) are not āwildā, threatened with extinction or āgoodā for the Australian environment. The truth is feral honeybees compete with native animals for food and habitat, disrupt native pollination systems and pose a serious biosecurity threat to our honey and pollination industries."
https://theconversation.com/the-feral-flying-under-the-radar-why-we-need-to-rethink-european-honeybees-207153
#InvasiveSpecies #feral #bees #livestock #NativeBees #biodiversity
#invasivespecies #feral #bees #livestock #nativebees #biodiversity
meatsackjimmy · @meatsackjimmy
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Mornin, Mastodon. Here's a little #bloomscrolling entry to start the day.
#bloomscrolling #bumblebee #nativebees #veronicaflower #pollinatorgarden
donkey herder · @donkeyherder
277 followers · 2701 posts · Server kolektiva.social
I sprinkled a bag of wildflower seed mix on this little hill. Not very much of it came up, but I did get one lacy phacelia. The #bees and I are delighted! I had no idea their pollen was purple too, but all those beesā little baskets were dark purple.
#NativeBees
#BloomScrolling
#PNWGardening
#bees #nativebees #bloomscrolling #pnwgardening
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
1920 followers · 3329 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz
Anthophora curta (possibly), napping on a rock by a patch of yellow buttercups it was patrolling incessantly. By the beach at Santa Barbara, California.
#insects #entomology #hymenoptera #nativebees #inaturalist
meatsackjimmy · @meatsackjimmy
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Bee balm is one of the biggest attractions for pollinators in my garden.
#bloomscrolling #cottagegarden #monarda #beebalm #pollinatorgarden #homegrown #photography #florespondence #nativebees #bumblebee
#bloomscrolling #cottagegarden #monarda #beebalm #pollinatorgarden #homegrown #photography #florespondence #nativebees #bumblebee