Digging Bees!
Another stellar find by Tess was this Lipotriches bee.
We were in our friend’s garden and I had put some of my belongings down momentarily on the lawn.
Tess saw this bee flying around and around over where my belongings were sat, and guessed the bee was either looking for her burrow, or looking to start digging a burrow.
So I picked my stuff up, and sure enough, the Lipotriche flew down between the blades of grass and started digging into the earth.
She dug for a while, then hovered slightly above it and appeared to be ‘mapping’ out the entrance, then went back to digging.
It was the first time I have ever seen a bee dig a hole… And then a short while later, Tess pointed out a second Lipotriches nearby doing exactly the same thing! (2 bees or not 2 bees? That is the question!)
Whilst my photos aren’t perfect, I thought I would post them up anyway as I was so excited to witness this.
Digging Bees!
Another stellar find by Tess was this Lipotriches bee.
We were in our friend’s garden and I had put some of my belongings down momentarily on the lawn.
Tess saw this bee flying around and around over where my belongings were sat, and guessed the bee was either looking for her burrow, or looking to start digging a burrow.
So I picked my stuff up, and sure enough, the Lipotriche flew down between the blades of grass and started digging into the earth.
She dug for a while, then hovered slightly above it and appeared to be ‘mapping’ out the entrance, then went back to digging.
It was the first time I have ever seen a bee dig a hole… And then a short while later, Tess pointed out a second Lipotriches nearby doing exactly the same thing! (2 bees or not 2 bees? That is the question!)
Whilst my photos aren’t perfect, I thought I would post them up anyway as I was so excited to witness this.