Images

Maryland

Andrena nigrihirta, female, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

Andrena nuda, Somerset County, Maryland, April 2012, female

Andrena spiraeana, female, detail of the tergites

Andrena virginiana, male, Maryland, Garrett County, July 2012

Andrena virginiana, female, Maryland Garrett County, July 2012

Ah, if angels were bees this would be one. However, if you were a Colletes bee you would not think so since the Angel Bee would invade your home, lay an egg, leave and later the Angel Bee baby would kill your baby and eat all your food. So life goes.

An ant, which species of ant, I don't know, it was collected a few days ago in Pomonkey Maryland at a Naval radar installation where we are helping survey their bees.

Unknown species of ant, Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming,

Antennaria are underappreciated. ... They are subtly and softly sculptural in their hairiness and seem to thrive in the poor exposed soils of roadcuts and overgrazed areas that haven't been completely taken over by weeds. This Plaintain-leaved Everlasting. Collected by and picture taken by Helen Lowe Metzman in Howard County, Maryland.

Another lovely Buprestid from Kruger National Park in South Africa. Also another beetle found feeding on blooming trees in the park by project leaders Jonathan Mawdsley and James Harrison.

Andrena virginiana, female

Washington County, Maryland, Andrena wilkella, female

Andrena wilkella, male, Washington County, Maryland

Andrena, which seem more prone to such things, perhaps because they are just a touch more delicate. So, it is nice to see a beautiful specimen like this Andrena wilmattae from Badlands National Park. A lovely presentation and our photographer, Anders Croft did a lovely job laying this specimen out. A joint venture I would say.

Andrena, which seem more prone to such things, perhaps because they are just a touch more delicate. So, it is nice to see a beautiful specimen like this Andrena wilmattae from Badlands National Park. A lovely presentation and our photographer, Anders Croft did a lovely job laying this specimen out. A joint venture I would say.

Andrena wilmattae. Photo by Erick Hernandez.

A small spring Andrena, the female uses pollen from Zizia plants to provision her nest. This specimen was captured by Nancy Adamson in the mountains of West Virginia.

Andrena banksi, male

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Andrena fragilis, June 2012, Cecil County, Maryland