Centris...the tropical western hemisphere's answer to the Bumblebee. Bumblebees are absent from the Caribbean but bees of the genus Centris are of the same size and shape and fill the same floral niche muscling their way into large tropical flowers.
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Centris decolorata, M, Side, Puerto Rico
Centris...the tropical western hemisphere's answer to the Bumblebee. Bumblebees are absent from the Caribbean but bees of the genus Centris are of the same size and shape and fill the same floral niche muscling their way into large tropical flowers.
Centris errans, F, back1, San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Centris errans, F, back1, San Salvador Island, BahamasBahamas, San Salvador Island, Collected by Dan Kjar
Centris errans, F, back1, San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Centris errans, F, back1, San Salvador Island, BahamasBahamas, San Salvador Island, Collected by Dan Kjar
Centris errans, F, back2, San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Centris errans, F, back2, San Salvador Island, BahamasBahamas, San Salvador Island, Collected by Dan Kjar
Centris errans, F, back2, San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Centris errans, F, back2, San Salvador Island, BahamasBahamas, San Salvador Island, Collected by Dan Kjar
Centris haemorrhoidalis, F, Back, Puerto Rico
A lovely Centris from Puerto Rico, collected by Sara Prado
A lovely Centris from Puerto Rico, collected by Sara Prado
Centris haemorrhoidalis, F, Face, Puerto Rico
A lovely Centris from Puerto Rico, collected by Sara Prado
A lovely Centris from Puerto Rico, collected by Sara Prado
Centris haemorrhoidalis, F, Side, Puerto Rico
A lovely Centris from Puerto Rico, collected by Sara Prado
A lovely Centris from Puerto Rico, collected by Sara Prado
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Back, Puerto Rico, Yauco
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Back, Puerto Rico, YaucoCentris haemorrhoidalis - The red-butted bee of Puerto Rico. Another lovely bee from the tropics, sort of a fancy bumble bee in a way. Collected by queen bee of Puerto Rico, Sara Prado. Pictures by Brooke Alexander.
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Back, Puerto Rico, Yauco
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Back, Puerto Rico, YaucoCentris haemorrhoidalis - The red-butted bee of Puerto Rico. Another lovely bee from the tropics, sort of a fancy bumble bee in a way. Collected by queen bee of Puerto Rico, Sara Prado. Pictures by Brooke Alexander.
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Face, Puerto Rico, Yauco
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Face, Puerto Rico, YaucoCentris haemorrhoidalis - The red-butted bee of Puerto Rico. Another lovely bee from the tropics, sort of a fancy bumble bee in a way. Collected by queen bee of Puerto Rico, Sara Prado. Pictures by Brooke Alexander.
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Face, Puerto Rico, Yauco
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Face, Puerto Rico, YaucoCentris haemorrhoidalis - The red-butted bee of Puerto Rico. Another lovely bee from the tropics, sort of a fancy bumble bee in a way. Collected by queen bee of Puerto Rico, Sara Prado. Pictures by Brooke Alexander.
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Side, Puerto Rico, Yauco
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Side, Puerto Rico, YaucoCentris haemorrhoidalis - The red-butted bee of Puerto Rico. Another lovely bee from the tropics, sort of a fancy bumble bee in a way. Collected by queen bee of Puerto Rico, Sara Prado. Pictures by Brooke Alexander.
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Side, Puerto Rico, Yauco
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Side, Puerto Rico, YaucoCentris haemorrhoidalis - The red-butted bee of Puerto Rico. Another lovely bee from the tropics, sort of a fancy bumble bee in a way. Collected by queen bee of Puerto Rico, Sara Prado. Pictures by Brooke Alexander.
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Side, Puerto Rico, Yauco
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Side, Puerto Rico, YaucoCentris species are replacements for Bumble Bees in the American Tropics. This aptly named species is from Sara Prado's studies in Puerto Rico, where she studies the native pollinating bees of the island.
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Side, Puerto Rico, Yauco
Centris haemorrhoidalis, M, Side, Puerto Rico, YaucoCentris species are replacements for Bumble Bees in the American Tropics. This aptly named species is from Sara Prado's studies in Puerto Rico, where she studies the native pollinating bees of the island.
Centris lanipes, F, Back, Puerto Rico
A small Centris species taken by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
A small Centris species taken by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
Centris lanipes, F, Face, Puerto Rico
A small Centris species taken by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
A small Centris species taken by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
Centris lanipes, F, Side, Puerto Rico
A small Centris species taken by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
A small Centris species taken by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
Centris lanipes, U, Back, Puerto Rico
A small Centris species take by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
A small Centris species take by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
Centris lanipes, U, Face, Puerto Rico
A small Centris species take by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
A small Centris species take by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
Centris lanipes, U, Side, Puerto Rico
A small Centris species take by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
A small Centris species take by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico
Centris lanosa, F, Back, FL, Torreya
A disjunct population of a western bee...or at least not intermediate populations have been found between Florida and the West. This specimen was caught almost in Georgia, so close as it might as well be recorded for the state.
A disjunct population of a western bee...or at least not intermediate populations have been found between Florida and the West. This specimen was caught almost in Georgia, so close as it might as well be recorded for the state.
Centris lanosa, F, Face, FL, Torreya
A disjunct population of a western bee...or at least not intermediate populations have been found between Florida and the West. This specimen was caught almost in Georgia, so close as it might as well be recorded for the state.
A disjunct population of a western bee...or at least not intermediate populations have been found between Florida and the West. This specimen was caught almost in Georgia, so close as it might as well be recorded for the state.
Centris lanosa, F, Side, FL, Torreya
A disjunct population of a western bee...or at least not intermediate populations have been found between Florida and the West. This specimen was caught almost in Georgia, so close as it might as well be recorded for the state.
A disjunct population of a western bee...or at least not intermediate populations have been found between Florida and the West. This specimen was caught almost in Georgia, so close as it might as well be recorded for the state.
Centris smithii, M, back, Puerto Rico, Boqueron
The tail ends of Centris are often brightly colored...surely there is a function, and a reason, but why does it often appear to us to also be beatutiful?Another Caribbean bee collected from Puerto Rico by Sara Prado. A lovely male. Photographed by Brooke Alexander.
The tail ends of Centris are often brightly colored...surely there is a function, and a reason, but why does it often appear to us to also be beatutiful?Another Caribbean bee collected from Puerto Rico by Sara Prado. A lovely male. Photographed by Brooke Alexander.
Centris smithii, M, face, Puerto Rico, Boqueron
Another Caribbean bee collected from Puerto Rico by Sara Prado. A lovely male. Photographed by Brooke Alexander. 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.
Another Caribbean bee collected from Puerto Rico by Sara Prado. A lovely male. Photographed by Brooke Alexander. 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.