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USGS Natiave Bee Lab, Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
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Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Photo Contest Winner | June 2021 | Honorable Mention
USGS Natiave Bee Lab, Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Andrena barbilabris, U, Back, MD, Howard County
Andrena barbilabris "“ A male captured in Howard County, Picture taken by Brooke Alexander
Andrena barbilabris "“ A male captured in Howard County, Picture taken by Brooke Alexander
Andrena barbilabris, U, Face, MD, Howard County
Andrena barbilabris "“ A male captured in Howard County, Picture taken by Brooke Alexander
Andrena barbilabris "“ A male captured in Howard County, Picture taken by Brooke Alexander
Andrena barbilabris, U, Side, MD, Howard County
Andrena barbilabris "“ A male captured in Howard County, Picture taken by Brooke Alexander
Andrena barbilabris "“ A male captured in Howard County, Picture taken by Brooke Alexander
Andrena bradleyi, f, face, Maryland
For some reason I really like the lighting on the face of this specimen... eerie, the bee contemplating the decline of its own kind, that sort of thing. But I depart...Here is Andrena bradleyi, the Long-faced Mining Bee, a vaccinium (blueberry) specialist. If you hang out around blueberries then you might find this bee...the flowering plants that is.
For some reason I really like the lighting on the face of this specimen... eerie, the bee contemplating the decline of its own kind, that sort of thing. But I depart...Here is Andrena bradleyi, the Long-faced Mining Bee, a vaccinium (blueberry) specialist. If you hang out around blueberries then you might find this bee...the flowering plants that is.
Andrena caerulea, f, back, Santa Barbara, CA
As its name implies, Andrena caerulae, is a bee with a deep blue shimmer to its skin. Unlike the plain black models of most of the other 500+ species of Andrena this species stands out, making identification a bit easier.
As its name implies, Andrena caerulae, is a bee with a deep blue shimmer to its skin. Unlike the plain black models of most of the other 500+ species of Andrena this species stands out, making identification a bit easier.