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celestialmacros · 9 months

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Megachilid Monday

June, 2023

Southeastern Pennsylvania

#stealing the Megachilid Monday idea from @cnestus #Doubt I'll “bee” consistent I just have a lot of leafcutter pics right now #bee #bees #photographers on tumblr #wish I could identify them all #megachilid #leafcutter bees #bugs #bug #bugblr #entomology #insects #insect #beeblr #hymenoptera

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whatnext10 · 1 year

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The Work of Bees Last Fall Leads to Beautiful Flowers Now

The Work of Bees Last Fall Leads to Beautiful Flowers Now discusses the role of last year pollinators in helping to bring us crops and wildflowers this year. It shows readers one of the many types of bees found in Florida.

Eager Bee Last fall before the first frost, the area was crazy alive with bees. There were many different types of them stocking up on nectar and pollen to get them or their hive or nest through the winter. There were lots of flowers, especially blackjacks, that time of year. This was one of many bees that were buzzing around from flower to flower not only eating, but also carrying pollen…

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#beautiful bees #beautiful insects #bee photographs #bee photography #bees #black bees #black insects #carpenter-mimic leaf-cutter bees #Florida bees #Florida insects #Florida pollinators #insect photographs #insect photography #insects #large bees #leafcutter bees #photography #pollinators #solitary bees

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creaturespamatronium · 2 years

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A leafcutter bee enjoys a sip of nectar from a bright orange head of milkweed flowers

megachile sp.

#animals #invertebrates #insects #bees #leafcutter bees #bugs #june 2 2022 #milkweed

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humblegrub · 9 months

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leafcutter bee song (unintentional)

see the video on tiktok here

#bugs #bugblr #insects #insect #bug #entomology #found elsewhere and uploaded by me #tiktok #bee #leafcutter bee #hymenoptera #bees #solitary bees

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mushbeast · 7 months

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silvery leaf cutter bee

#invertober #invertober2023 #leafcutter bee #bug art #bug illustration #my art #procreate

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dinoserious · 7 months

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invertober day 2, silvery leafcutter bee!

#invertober #silvery leafcutter bee #bee #insect #bug #symmetry tool time yay #i thought a diagonal comp would be fun ^_^

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terra-bunny · 11 months

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Seeing this leafcutter bee absolutely made my day.

Leafcutter bees are solitary and use these leaf circles to build their nests. The leaves are formed into small cups, into each of which pollen/nectar and an egg are deposited, and then another leaf section is used to seal up the cell.

#bees #insects #entomology #biology #leafcutter bee #ecology

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sixteenseveredhands · 2 months

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Strange Bedfellows: these unprecedented photos show a leafcutter bee sharing its nest with a wolfspider

I stumbled across these photos while I was looking up information on leafcutter bees, and I just thought that this was too cool not to share. Captured by an amateur photographer named Laurence Sanders, the photos were taken in Queensland, Australia, several years ago, and they've garnered the attention of various entomologists and arachnologists around the world.

The leafcutter bee (Megachile macularis) can be seen fetching freshly-cut leaves, which she uses to line the inner walls of her nest. The wolfspider moves aside as the bee approaches, allowing her to enter the nest, and then simply watches as the leaf is positioned along the inner wall.

Once the leaf is in position, they seem to inspect the nest together, sitting side-by-side in the entryway; the bee then eventually flies off to gather more leaves, while the wolfspider climbs back into the burrow.

The bee seems completely at ease in the presence of the wolfspider, which is normally a voracious predator, and the spider seems equally unfazed by the fact that it shares its burrow with an enormous bee.

The photographer came across this shared burrow unexpectedly, and he then captured the images over the course of about 2 days (these are just a few of the photos that were taken). During that 2-day period, the bee was seen entering the nest with pieces of foliage dozens of times, gradually constructing the walls and brood chambers of its nest, and the spider was clearly occupying the same burrow, but they did not exhibit any signs of aggression toward one another.

The photos have been examined by various entomologists and arachnologists, and those experts seem ubiquitously surprised by the behavior that the images depict. The curator of entomology at Victoria Museum, Dr. Ken Walker, noted that this may be the very first time that this behavior has ever been documented, while Dr. Robert Raven, an arachnid expert at the Queensland Museum, described it as a "bizarre" situation.

This arrangement is completely unheard of, and the images are a fascinating sight to behold.

Sources & More Info:

Brisbane Times: The Odd Couple: keen eye spies bee and spider bedfellows in 'world-first'

iNaturalist: Megachile macularis

#entomology #arachnology #leafcutter bee #wolfspider #symbiosis #cool animals #cool bugs #bees #spiders #nature #cute #insects #arachnids #australia #props to the photographer #laurence sanders #this is a cute couple #but their babies would be terrifying

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bowelfly · 1 year

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"oh my god look at daisy" "is she's doing the tongue thing again?" "you know it" "i mean... it works, you gotta admit"

my part of an art trade with @solidagold

linework under the cut because i also like how it looks unshaded

#bflyart #bug people #butch bugs #megachilidae #curculionidae #leafcutter bee #weevil

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onenicebugperday · 11 months

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@ghoulhugs submitted: This adorable tiny leaf cutter bee took a rest on my hand for a bit 😊

This bee is so cute I'm going to weep for 15 hours

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #bee #leafcutter bee

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flowerishness · 7 months

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Calendula officinalis (pot marigold) and Megachilidae (leafcutter bee)

Pot marigolds are originally from Southern Europe and they've been cultivated for thousands of years, not only as a pretty flower but also as a medicinal herb. Marigolds were used extensively in ancient Roman, Greek, Middle Eastern and Indian cuisines and extracts were also used in dyes and cosmetics. The 'pot' in pot marigold refers to a cooking pot.

Leafcutter bees can be a little hard to identify from the top but if they stick their abdomen up in the air (photo 4) you can see the specialized hairs called scopa which they use to store pollen. If these bees start chewing holes in you garden plants, insecticides won't do any good. Leafcutter bees don't eat leaves - they use them as building material for their ground nests. Like any self-respecting bee, leafcutter bees go straight for the nectar and pollen, and show absolutely zero interest in the salad menu.

#flowers #photographers on tumblr #marigold #calendula #leafcutter bee #fleurs #flores #fiori #blumen #bloemen #vancouver

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celestialmacros · 9 months

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So. Much. Pollen.

Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee (Megachile xylocopoides)

August 16, 2023

Southeastern Pennsylvania

#Megachilid Monday #bee #bees #photographers on tumblr #Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee #bugs #bug #bugblr #entomology #insects #insect #hymenoptera #animals #nature #Megachilid

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whatnext10 · 6 months

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Black Bees and Yellow Sumac: A Wonderful Fall Combination

Black Bees and Yellow Sumac:A Wonderful Fall Combination shows readers some photos of a carpenter mimic leafcutter bee as it feeds on winged sumac flowers. It goes on the explain how the bees were named and discusses the author/artist’s experiences.

Black Beauty The winged sumac flowers have come and gone, but they’re not forgotten. Back in September, when they were blooming like crazy, the pollinators were flocking to them. It definitely made for a couple of fun photo sessions out in the woods and also some great color combinations. There’s just something about hundreds of little yellow flowers that looks really stunning with black or…