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Muurarimehiläiset (Suku Osmia)Havainnoija
bobmcdKuvaus
nesting in tea rose stem
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Bombus mixtusHavainnoija
juliabugKuvaus
With Lonicera involucrata, Black Twinberry
At native plant nursery
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Colletes inaequalisHavainnoija
lindylin1212Kuvaus
On sandy south-east facing slope in open area
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Bombus melanopygusHavainnoija
terrancecarrPaikka
Earthwise Society Demonstration Garden and Farm, 6400 3 Ave, Delta, BC V4L 1B1, Canada (Google, OSM)
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Verhoilijamehiläiset (Suku Megachile)Havainnoija
wenatcheebKuvaus
Petalcutting bee that couldn't cut a petal. Observed attempting to cut several different petals on these sundrops, but all she managed was to bruise the edge.
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Megachile montivagaHavainnoija
wenatcheebKuvaus
Accidentally cut open this nest filled with petal wrapped cocoons. It was in Rumex crispus, going to seed and I was removing the top to prevent it from spreading. There was a larvae moving at the cut opening so I cut below the node to take it in and see what was inside.
There was the one adult bee that came with it. But it is male and he is entered as a separate entry.
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Megachile montivagaHavainnoija
tom_barnes_Kuvaus
M. montivaga? The petals of this flower have been cut and removed by Megachile bees.
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Bombus vandykeiHavainnoija
johnkoltsKuvaus
On Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
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Andrena astragaliHavainnoija
johndreynoldsKuvaus
Rocky Bluffs above sea. Read Island Provincial Park, BC, Canada
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Isosilkkikukka (Clarkia amoena)Havainnoija
amycampionKuvaus
Bumble bee sleeping in Clarkia flower. Grown from seed, Steele Acres Seed.
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Megachile montivagaHavainnoija
jessicawKuvaus
This is the 5th hole excavated in the stem of a giant coneflower. She's using wild rose petals to line them.
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Megachile montivagaHavainnoija
pam-piombinoKuvaus
This leaf-cutter bee made a nest in the stem of a dill (which I let self-seed for Black Swallowtails larval food. At first, it was just a hole in the stem, but a wind storm broke it in two.
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Megachile montivagaHavainnoija
brburkeKuvaus
Burrowing in to the stock of a Pale Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum atriplicifolium)
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Megachile montivagaHavainnoija
wenatcheebKuvaus
Megachile cutting petals for her nest. She carried them down to the stems in the brush and seemed to be shoving them into a cracked stem at the base of the flowers. There is that Silver-tailed Petal-cutting bee, maybe she is one of those?
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Megachile montivagaHavainnoija
larissakhKuvaus
Second year in a row these bees have shown up to pollinate and harvest Clarkia amoena petals for nesting.
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Megachile montivagaHavainnoija
ololaikiKuvaus
She was collecting Clarkia amoena petals for nest cells lining.
Video:
https://ololaiki.smugmug.com/Animals/Other-1/Bees/Leafcutter-Bees/Megachile-montivaga/i-xsGQv8G/A
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Megachile montivagaHavainnoija
nature4lzwKuvaus
It is unusual to see pollinators at Vinca flowers, so I started snapping photos of this native bee. It was not gathering pollen or nectar--but cutting petals for its nest. (Such smooth cuts!) Note: The order of these photos is last to first.
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Muurarimehiläiset (Suku Osmia)Havainnoija
wenatcheebKuvaus
Salvia dorii plants planted in yard.
