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Bombus impatiensHavainnoija
bartyKuvaus
This bee was reared up on its hind legs and appeared to be in distress. In the images there is a tiny brown beetle biting the bee's proboscis. They stayed this way for 5 or more minutes before I walked away. Edit: Looking into it, I think the beetle is Antherophagus ochraceus, the silken fungus beetle, which clamps onto bumblebees and hitches a ride back to the nest. The beetle lays eggs in the nest and the resulting larvae eat organic debris.
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Bombus rufocinctusHavainnoija
mossman13Kuvaus
Nest in disused rodent nest above ground in dense thatch of shrubby hedgerow between weedy hayfields.
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Bombus vagansHavainnoija
mossman13Kuvaus
Queen investigating remains of depredated nest, in disused rodent nest above ground in dense thatch of shrubby grassland mostly dominated by cool-season exotics.
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Tepa jugosaHavainnoija
ameedsKuvaus
Specimen collected under permit and keyed out. My first time encountering this species! Excellent camouflage.
Images taken as part of an insect biodiversity survey of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in cooperation with NPS. Any insect handling, collection, or off-trail activity was under permit.
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Herhiläinen (Vespa crabro)Havainnoija
matthew_willsKuvaus
Eating bumblebee observed separately: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137282675
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Bombus perplexusHavainnoija
hobiecatKuvaus
Bombus perplexus ... at nest in Crack Willow branch (Salix × fragilis).
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Kimalaiset (Suku Bombus)Havainnoija
ginamoesserKuvaus
Large dead all black bee (queen). Found in bottom of dead honeybee hive. Probably from an attack September 2021. Bombus are attracted to honey as they also store it honey pots in their ground nests. It is possible that the hairs were either removed by the honeybees or decay. What is a Corbicula?
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Suku HyperechiaHavainnoija
bushboyKuvaus
The Gate to Hell
Monstrous 50mm bee dismembering a paper wasp of some kind. Perhaps caught nest robbing? Parasitic egg laying?
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amoorehouseKuvaus
Found this bee climbing on a lichen covered twig within the boulders at Garden of the Gods Recreational Area
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Bombus affinisHavainnoija
neylonKuvaus
Sorry, it wouldn't stop flying. But you can see yellow on T1 and T2 is fully yellow in pictures 1 and 3.
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Apiomerus spissipesHavainnoija
catherine_gKuvaus
S. nobilitata was able to escape from Apiomerus spissipes.
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Bombus ternariusHavainnoija
mikefitzKuvaus
Observation is for bumble bee slightly right of center
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Phymata americanaHavainnoija
hannahw3Kuvaus
Assassin bug with part of honey bee (Apis)
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Suku PhymataHavainnoija
beetle_enjoyerKuvaus
Female Jagged Ambush bug holding/eating a dead honey bee.
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Bombus vagansHavainnoija
mossman13Kuvaus
Queen on invasive Lonicera in shrubby grassland mostly dominated by cool-season exotics.
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Loxosceles reclusaHavainnoija
cheins1Kuvaus
Male; confirmed by dissection. Fell out of a package at FedEx.
See https://bugguide.net/node/view/626109/bgimage
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Bombus griseocollisHavainnoija
willbeedeeKuvaus
File under interesting bee-havior. It looks like the much smaller native bee that was foraging on this purple prairie clover bloom lived to see another day. I'm wondering if this Bombus worker managed to scrape away pollen from the smaller bee, or if it just appears that way?
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Bombus auricomusHavainnoija
d_w_oKuvaus
Adding this auricomus for the mites decorating her tibia. If you recognise the type of mite, @zportman or anyone else, could you add it in a comment? I’m assuming it’s some kind of Parasitellus. Thanks!
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Bombus affinisHavainnoija
elizabeth273Kuvaus
Observed on Joe Pye Weed in front garden. Rusty patched were identified on Joe Pye Weed in another part of yard earlier in the summer.
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Lehvälude (Elasmostethus interstinctus)Havainnoija
ameedsKuvaus
My first acanthosomatid!
