Dianthidium simile, female, Michigan, July 2011, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
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Dianthidium simile, female, Michigan, July 2011, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's breeches inside the corolla
Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's breeches inside the corollaDutchman's Breeches. Just another wild variant in the dance of plant with bee. Wouldn't you like to see an evolutionary time lapse of the development of this flower as it couples in just the right way with bumblebees; one rewarded with an exchange of gametes and the other with food for it young, whilst leaving the other pollinators to lean against the gym wall.
Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's breeches inside the corolla
Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's breeches inside the corollaDutchman's Breeches. Just another wild variant in the dance of plant with bee. Wouldn't you like to see an evolutionary time lapse of the development of this flower as it couples in just the right way with bumblebees; one rewarded with an exchange of gametes and the other with food for it young, whilst leaving the other pollinators to lean against the gym wall.
Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's breeches, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's breeches, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe MetzmanDutchman's Breeches. Just another wild variant in the dance of plant with bee. Wouldn't you like to see an evolutionary time lapse of the development of this flower as it couples in just the right way with bumblebees; one rewarded with an exchange of gametes and the other with food for it young, whilst leaving the other pollinators to lean against the gym wall.
Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's breeches, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's breeches, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe MetzmanDutchman's Breeches. Just another wild variant in the dance of plant with bee. Wouldn't you like to see an evolutionary time lapse of the development of this flower as it couples in just the right way with bumblebees; one rewarded with an exchange of gametes and the other with food for it young, whilst leaving the other pollinators to lean against the gym wall.
Dieunomia heteropoda, F, left side, Anne Arundel County
Dieunomia heteropoda, F, left side, Anne Arundel CountyDieunomia heteropoda, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Dieunomia heteropoda, F, left side, Anne Arundel County
Dieunomia heteropoda, F, left side, Anne Arundel CountyDieunomia heteropoda, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, face, Anne Arundel County
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, face, Anne Arundel CountyDieunomia heteropoda, female , Anne Arundel County, Maryland, September, Only known colony in the state
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, face, Anne Arundel County
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, face, Anne Arundel CountyDieunomia heteropoda, female , Anne Arundel County, Maryland, September, Only known colony in the state
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, top, Anne Arundel County
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, top, Anne Arundel CountyDieunomia heteropoda, female, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, top, Anne Arundel County
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, top, Anne Arundel CountyDieunomia heteropoda, female, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, top, Anne Arundel County, 100 mm lens
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, top, Anne Arundel County, 100 mm lensDieunomia heteropoda, female, Anne Arundel County Maryland, The only known colony in the state
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, top, Anne Arundel County, 100 mm lens
Dieunomia heteropoda, female, top, Anne Arundel County, 100 mm lensDieunomia heteropoda, female, Anne Arundel County Maryland, The only known colony in the state
Dieunomia heteropoda, male, side, Anne Arundle County
Dieunomia heteropoda, male, side, Anne Arundle CountyDieunomia heteropoda, male, note the flanges on the rear tibia
Dieunomia heteropoda, male, side, Anne Arundle County
Dieunomia heteropoda, male, side, Anne Arundle CountyDieunomia heteropoda, male, note the flanges on the rear tibia
Dieunomia heteropoda, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, from a nesting aggregation in a sand pit, the only one in the state I am aware of.
Dieunomia heteropoda, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, from a nesting aggregation in a sand pit, the only one in the state I am aware of.
A very cool find. This is a lovely male Dieunomia nevadensis. It was found in Maryland at one of the Chaney Sand Mines. They kindly scraped a section of the site and sure enough it was colonized by all sorts of cool sand bees. No sand...no sand bees. That sort of thing. This one is particularly noteworth because the nearest record was from North Carolina.
A very cool find. This is a lovely male Dieunomia nevadensis. It was found in Maryland at one of the Chaney Sand Mines. They kindly scraped a section of the site and sure enough it was colonized by all sorts of cool sand bees. No sand...no sand bees. That sort of thing. This one is particularly noteworth because the nearest record was from North Carolina.
A very cool find. This is a lovely male Dieunomia nevadensis. It was found in Maryland at one of the Chaney Sand Mines. They kindly scraped a section of the site and sure enough it was colonized by all sorts of cool sand bees. No sand...no sand bees. That sort of thing. This one is particularly noteworth because the nearest record was from North Carolina.
A very cool find. This is a lovely male Dieunomia nevadensis. It was found in Maryland at one of the Chaney Sand Mines. They kindly scraped a section of the site and sure enough it was colonized by all sorts of cool sand bees. No sand...no sand bees. That sort of thing. This one is particularly noteworth because the nearest record was from North Carolina.
A very cool find. This is a lovely male Dieunomia nevadensis. It was found in Maryland at one of the Chaney Sand Mines. They kindly scraped a section of the site and sure enough it was colonized by all sorts of cool sand bees. No sand...no sand bees. That sort of thing. This one is particularly noteworthy because the nearest record was from North Carolina.
A very cool find. This is a lovely male Dieunomia nevadensis. It was found in Maryland at one of the Chaney Sand Mines. They kindly scraped a section of the site and sure enough it was colonized by all sorts of cool sand bees. No sand...no sand bees. That sort of thing. This one is particularly noteworthy because the nearest record was from North Carolina.
150 year old specimen from Mexico that was deposited in the Paris Entomological Collection. Note the crenulated antennae and the fact that the specimen has largely retained its shape and color all these years. Many of these old specimens are still our reference points for taxonomy, distributions, and what things were like in the past.
150 year old specimen from Mexico that was deposited in the Paris Entomological Collection. Note the crenulated antennae and the fact that the specimen has largely retained its shape and color all these years. Many of these old specimens are still our reference points for taxonomy, distributions, and what things were like in the past.
Diodia teres 2, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Diodia teres 2, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe MetzmanIn full bloom this is more of a lavender/blue flower, but not one that people pay much mind to. Diodia teres, often called Poorjoe, is a plant associated with highly disturbed, often sandy dry sites. Does well, I have collected bees off it, but not enough to make much of a study of it. This specimen was collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Diodia teres 2, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Diodia teres 2, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe MetzmanIn full bloom this is more of a lavender/blue flower, but not one that people pay much mind to. Diodia teres, often called Poorjoe, is a plant associated with highly disturbed, often sandy dry sites. Does well, I have collected bees off it, but not enough to make much of a study of it. This specimen was collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Diodia teres 3, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Diodia teres 3, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe MetzmanIn full bloom this is more of a lavender/blue flower, but not one that people pay much mind to. Diodia teres, often called Poorjoe, is a plant associated with highly disturbed, often sandy dry sites. Does well, I have collected bees off it, but not enough to make much of a study of it. This specimen was collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Diodia teres 3, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Diodia teres 3, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe MetzmanIn full bloom this is more of a lavender/blue flower, but not one that people pay much mind to. Diodia teres, often called Poorjoe, is a plant associated with highly disturbed, often sandy dry sites. Does well, I have collected bees off it, but not enough to make much of a study of it. This specimen was collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Diodia teres, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Diodia teres, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe MetzmanIn full bloom this is more of a lavender/blue flower, but not one that people pay much mind to. Diodia teres, often called Poorjoe, is a plant associated with highly disturbed, often sandy dry sites. Does well, I have collected bees off it, but not enough to make much of a study of it. This specimen was collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Diodia teres, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe Metzman
Diodia teres, Rough Buttonweed, Howard County, Md, Helen Lowe MetzmanIn full bloom this is more of a lavender/blue flower, but not one that people pay much mind to. Diodia teres, often called Poorjoe, is a plant associated with highly disturbed, often sandy dry sites. Does well, I have collected bees off it, but not enough to make much of a study of it. This specimen was collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Dioscorea villosa, pistillate inflorescences in bud, Howard County, MD, HeLoMetz
Dioscorea villosa, pistillate inflorescences in bud, Howard County, MD, HeLoMetzWild Yam, Dioscorea villosa, one of the most architecturally balanced and pleasing vines that you can grow. But the tiny flowers and lack of color would seem to indicate that this might be a fly pollinated plant.
Dioscorea villosa, pistillate inflorescences in bud, Howard County, MD, HeLoMetz
Dioscorea villosa, pistillate inflorescences in bud, Howard County, MD, HeLoMetzWild Yam, Dioscorea villosa, one of the most architecturally balanced and pleasing vines that you can grow. But the tiny flowers and lack of color would seem to indicate that this might be a fly pollinated plant.
Dioscorea villosa, Wild Yam, pistillate inflorescences in bud 2
Dioscorea villosa, Wild Yam, pistillate inflorescences in bud 2Wild Yam, Dioscorea villosa, one of the most architecturally balanced and pleasing vines that you can grow. But the tiny flowers and lack of color would seem to indicate that this might be a fly pollinated plant.
Dioscorea villosa, Wild Yam, pistillate inflorescences in bud 2
Dioscorea villosa, Wild Yam, pistillate inflorescences in bud 2Wild Yam, Dioscorea villosa, one of the most architecturally balanced and pleasing vines that you can grow. But the tiny flowers and lack of color would seem to indicate that this might be a fly pollinated plant.
Here is a 2 picture series of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) flowers. Some trees are male (staminate) and some are female (pistilate). The easy to come by literature of the web searchers says they are pollinated by insects and the wind. I have never collected off them (too high up and am guessing not super attractive to bees).
Here is a 2 picture series of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) flowers. Some trees are male (staminate) and some are female (pistilate). The easy to come by literature of the web searchers says they are pollinated by insects and the wind. I have never collected off them (too high up and am guessing not super attractive to bees).
The male flowers of the local persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana). This does not seem to be much of a bee tree in terms of pollen and nectar use by bees, given that male and female trees are separate, there must be wind or other transport for pollination. Specimen and pictures by Helen Lowe Metzman.
The male flowers of the local persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana). This does not seem to be much of a bee tree in terms of pollen and nectar use by bees, given that male and female trees are separate, there must be wind or other transport for pollination. Specimen and pictures by Helen Lowe Metzman.
Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon staminate flower close-up
Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon staminate flower close-upHere is a 2 picture series of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) flowers. Some trees are male (staminate) and some are female (pistilate). The easy to come by literature of the web searchers says they are pollinated by insects and the wind. I have never collected off them (too high up and am guessing not super attractive to bees).
Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon staminate flower close-up
Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon staminate flower close-upHere is a 2 picture series of persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) flowers. Some trees are male (staminate) and some are female (pistilate). The easy to come by literature of the web searchers says they are pollinated by insects and the wind. I have never collected off them (too high up and am guessing not super attractive to bees).