Nomada luteola, m, face, Maryland

Here is a nest parasite. In this case the male. The species invades the nests of one of the larger Andrena, it is not clear what its exact preferences are because, as are many bee species, it is very little studied and there are not enough people outside looking at bees and making such investigations, nor, for that matter, are there enough be taxonomists available to help them with the dedication of these beats, but I complain. Nicole be, very colorful very wasp like since it does not carry pollen, and one of the many things that attracts me and others to the study of this group. Photography by Amanda Robinson. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200. USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.