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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Native Green Bee (Andrena ilicis)

This lovely native bee was buzzing around the blooms of a flowering tree in Travis County, Texas. 


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native green bee (Andrena ilicis)


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native green bee (Andrena ilicis)


Notice this older worker (below), covered in pollen and with tattered wings, as she approaches the end of her useful life.


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2 comments:

Tammie Lee said...

This critter and your captures of them is miraculous!

OregonWild said...

Thanks for the nice comment Tammie. The green bees are among my favorites.

MD

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