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Four male bees sleeping on a sunflower. I guess solitary males do not have a nest (if you are a male, do not be solitary :) These bees are identified to be Melissodes spp (sub genus Apomelissodes), in...
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A leafcutter bee (Megachile spp, Apidae) foraging on spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa, Asteraceae). Also called star thistle, it is a good nectar plant for bees, but the plant is considered an...
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A sweat bee (Agapostemon virescens, Halictidae) foraing on a Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium, Asteraceae). Thanks to Garry Parsons for bee identification. MSU Beal Botanical Garden. July 22, 2003....
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Two sweat bees (Agapostemon virescens, Halictidae) foraing on a Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium, Asteraceae). Thanks to Garry Parsons for bee identification. MSU Beal Botanical Garden. July 22,...
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Front view of a cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus, Sphecidae) resting on cedar leaves. August 7, 2003. Front view of a cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus, Sphecidae) resting on cedar leaves....
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A cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus, Sphecidae) resting on cedar leaves. This wasp nests somewhere right in front of the Natural Science building, where my office is located. I "played" with her...
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This photo was not staged! The cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus, Sphecidae) was trying to find her burrow and we got too close to her and she abandoned the cicada. I asked Dr. G. Ayers to lend...
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This photo was not staged! The cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus, Sphecidae) was trying to find her burrow and we got too close to her and she abandoned the cicada. I aked Dr. G. Ayers to lend me...
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A gigantic wasp (some can be about 2 inches long), a cicada killer (Sphecius speciosus, Sphecidae) is carrying a victim (Tibicen canicularis, Cicadidae) to her home. She had trouble finding her burrow...
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A bee (Halictidae?) foraging on sweet ternera (Turnera ulmifolia, Turneraceae). Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 8, 2002. A bee (Halictidae?) foraging on sweet ternera (Turnera ulmifolia,...
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stingless
A bee (Halictidae?) foraging on unknown flower. Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 25, 2002. A bee (Halictidae?) foraging on unknown flower. Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 25, 2002.
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A bee (Halictidae?) foraging on (Euphorbia milii) flowers. Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 2, 2002. A bee (Halictidae?) foraging on (Euphorbia milii) flowers. Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April...
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A bee resting on a leaf. Most likely a bee in the genus Melissodes, family Anthophoridae. Identification by Gary Parsons. MSU Beal Botanical Garnden, May 22, 2003. A bee resting on a leaf. Most likely...
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A paperwasp (Polistes, Vespidae) resting on a leaf. Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 21, 2002. A paperwasp (Polistes, Vespidae) resting on a leaf. Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 21, 2002.
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A solitary bee (Melissodes spp, Apidae) foraging on mountain mint (Pycnanthemum spp, Lamiaceae). Zach's back yard, Okemos, MI. August 24, 2002. A solitary bee (Melissodes spp, Apidae) foraging on...
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A solitary bee (Melissodes spp, Apidae) foraging on a daisy (Asteraceae). Zach's front yard, Okemos, MI. August 24, 2002. A solitary bee (Melissodes spp, Apidae) foraging on a daisy (Asteraceae)....
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A solitary bee (Melissodes spp, Apidae) foraging on a daisy (Asteraceae). Zach's front yard, Okemos, MI. August 24, 2002. A solitary bee (Melissodes spp, Apidae) foraging on a daisy (Asteraceae)....
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A solitary bee (Melissodes spp, Apidae) foraging on black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta, Asteraceae). Zach's back yard, Okemos, MI. August 24, 2002. A solitary bee (Melissodes spp, Apidae) foraging on...
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A sphecid wasp (Sphecidae) foraging on hydrangea flowers (Hydrangea, Hydrangeaceae). MSU Tollgate Center, Novi, MI. During a Lilly Teaching Fellows retreat. August 17, 2002. A sphecid wasp (Sphecidae)...
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A carpenter bee (Xylocopa spp, Apidae) foraging on hydrangea flowers (Hydrangea, Hydrangeaceae). These bees are easily confused with the bumble bees, but the abdomen is shiny and hairless, whereas...
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