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Andrena sp. on Prunus caroliniana. Mining bees are among the most difficult bee genera to identify to species. If you're lucky enough to see a female, it is pretty easy to identify a bee as Andrena, as they carry pollen much higher on their hind legs than other bee species, often very close to the body.
Most Andrena species are early spring flyers. They built vertical tunnel like nests in the ground, and line them with waterproof secretions. Many Andrena species are oligolectic, or nearly so, specializing on just a few plant species. For this reason, observing the plants from which the females collect pollen can help identify the species.
One view of Federal Mill #3, once the largest lead mine and processing plant in the world. At its height, 4500 people worked here. Now a Missouri state historic site, it includes a museum and additional exhibits, with more planned for the near future. A fascinating place, huge in scale, with many interesting photo opportunities.
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This is in the far south-west of Cornwall, on the Penwith Peninsula beyond St Ives and just a couple of miles from St Just, which was once an important centre of the tin-mining industry.
The heyday of the mining complex at Botallack was in the mid-19th century. There were several shafts with their engine houses, including these two at the base of the cliffs, known as the Crowns. In 1858 work began on sinking the Boscawen Diagonal Shaft at the Crowns to provide access to the seaward extension of its lodes of ore a third of a mile under the Atlantic. Many distinguished visitors came to Botallack to descend the shaft. Among them were the Prince and Princess of Wales (later Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) who were here on July 24th, 1865. In an accident in 1863 a wagon chain broke, sending eight men and a boy hurtling to their deaths. This mine was exhausted by 1874, and ceased to be used.
The shafts were some 1,600 feet deep. Tin was not the only metal to be mined, and copper and other minerals such as arsenic were also mined and processed.
This part of the coast is owned by the National Trust.
A male mining bee (Andrena sp.) resting on a leaf.
A Thank you to Bernhard Jacobi (terraincognita96) for the identification.
A female Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva) in our Staffordshire garden yesterday.
It was a great day for bee photography. The day before had been warm and sunny and lots of bees had been active. They it turned chilly and some of those that ventured out got "stranded"; waiting for some sunshine. An opportunity not to be missed!
Three Legged Cross, Dorset
Andrena sp.
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Cool, partly cloudy, weather created the perfect conditions for slowing down this Mining Bee so I could get close to it.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -2/3 FEC. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. ISO and shutter set to expose the sky in the background.
The winding wheel at the mining museum in the Afan Valley, South Wales UK.
The valley was once a hive of industry, with railway lines both side of the valley, taking coal down to Port Talbot and beyond.
All the mines are now closed and the valley has been reclaimed by nature, with forest walks and cycle routes.
At the top end of the valley is a tunnel linking Afan Valley (Bleangwynfi) to the Rhondda Valley (Bleancwm). The tunnel is just short of two miles long and plans are under way to reopen it as a walking/cycle route between the valleys.
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Giant rotary excavator in the open-pit mining area Garzweiler (Germany).
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We Sometimes Take The Mining Industry For Granite
(Original post located at www.pmkelly.com/2018/03/take-the-mining-industry-for-gran...)
Following the toxic stream through the dark forest, my team and I made our way into a deep cavern. Getting closer to the interior of the planet the toxic fumes increased in my reticle sensors. Glancing around I could see my human and Twi-lek comrades having a rougher time through the vapor. My IG-24 assistance droid was configurating what appeared to be a projectile launcher of sorts. Stumped by the fact I continued my haste down the corridor of rock and gas.
Suddenly the vapor started moving faster, seemingly getting sucked out of the cave. Swiftly turning around I could see funnels forming around IG-24 as they rushed into his blaster apparatus. The droid had made a suction chamber! If that thing was a living being I’d give it a raise, meanwhile the other living beings were still suffering from the toxins, but it appeared they were recovering slightly.
After trudging through the tunnel for quite a while, we met our previous base camp. Not needing this camp to base any operations anymore we had decided that we could excavate this area. Calling in our drill drone, we prepared for it’s arrival. An older design, the DD-13 still held up in its old age, the drill worked as well as ever. A valued part of our operation, it held a special place in my heart, even if it’s older legs slowed its movement. Finally arriving, we commenced our mining and continued our search for yerium.
Excuse the poor build quality, but this was built in about 8 hours with constant redesigning and rebuilding for RebelLUG’s “VignWeek” where I’ll attempt to build a vignette every day this week in under 24 hours.
Did a walk round the garden before lunch. Quite dull & cold then, not many insects about, just a couple of Mining Bee's. Probably Andrena species
Maquette for a mining ship in the vein of the Nostromo. Basically a massive floating ore refinery. Or something like that. A larger (S.H.I.P.?) version would be all sorts of fun to build: a coffee table sized greeble! I've put a note where the cockpit is: the Technic ball under the red striping.
Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) showing well in my garden. The females are particularly eye-catching with their foxy red hair and black undersides. These mining bees will nest in the lawn and patches of bare ground!
This driver did a great job hauling this mining truck through this city of Red Deer, Alberta. The pilot truck on the left of the image guided traffic to allow the driver to negotiate this left hand 90° turn.
First red TIE Interceptor, now yellow TIE Fighter!
I am usually not too fond of "yet another TIE variant" but how could I resist a yellow one? Such a beautiful color to go with black and grey! This just screams "utalitarian design" and so fits the mining guild theme perfectly!
It is a relatively simple build, but it already contains some fixes I intend for the v2.0 TF, most notably better shape of the solar panel. Change is minimal but noticeable enough! And I am very slightly... quite proud of the stripe solution ^^
Found these 2 Mining or solitary Bee's in my garden today. ID uncertain possibly Andrena or Lasioglossum species but so many of them expert advise needed please, (9 pages of them in the book). Both have another view of same Bee in comments
Abundancia, a small arid planet, and the richest colony of the G.M.F. in terms of ores.
The Locusts can collect the crystals directly from the ground, then the miners can fill the Mammoths with this shiny loot.
Along with The Crowns at Boallack , the Towenroath Shaft Engine House is one of the most photographed enginehouses of the mining areas of Cornwall .
Perched half way down the cliff , it is quite a sight to see .
Wheal Coates tin mine opened in 1802 and worked until 1889. The image of the Towanroath Shaft engine house, famous on postcards, calendars, and on the telly represents for many the serene beauty of the north Cornish coast. In reality this industrial landscape holds a harsh and austere history.
The life of a Cornish miner was tough.
Working deep underground in cramped and stifling conditions meant that miners were thought of as worn out and old by the time they were 40. The air in the mine was thick with powder smoke, dust and fumes from rock blasting that miners often coughed up black phlegm. Many suffered with bronchitis, silicosis, TB and rheumatism. Accidents caused by explosions, falling, rock falls, drowning and entanglement in machinery were a real danger and took many lives.
Woman were employed as Bal maidens, wielding hammers and crushing copper ore into smaller fragments. By the early nineteenth century over 7000 children were working in Cornish mines, initially above ground doing menial tasks, but when they were twelve they joined their fathers underground.
At its peak Cornish mining employed upwards of 30,000 people. In the mid nineteenth century the industry began to decline, and in 1875 over 10,000 miners left Cornwall to find work overseas. The skills and experience of Cornish mining spread across the world. They also took the pasty with them.
There are over 160 places, across six continents, where Cornish mine workers took their skills, technology and traditions; a truly global heritage. Cornwall and west Devon’s mining landscape, shaped during a period of intense industrial activity, is testimony to one of the greatest periods of economic, technological and social development Britain has ever known.
From 1700 to 1914, the metal mining industry played a vital role in transforming our way of life. It provided essential raw materials to feed the Industrial Revolution in Britain, and pioneered technological developments that helped shape the society we live in today. For example, Richard Trevithick’s advances in steam engine technology – originally motivated by the need to pump water out of mines – ultimately enabled the development of steam trains, changing the world forever through the mass movement of people and goods.
World Heritage
On 13 July 2006 select mining landscapes across Cornwall and West Devon were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, placing Cornish mining heritage on a par with international treasures like Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China.
in a pot marigold blossom.
(Dasypoda hirtipes ♀ in Calendula officinalis flos)
Hosenbiene ♀
in einer Ringelblumen-Blüte.
The end of the year is a perfect time to look back, to remember, to mine one's memory to then face the new year...
Taken with a pol filter. Crop factor 1.55.
A wall mural in the old part of Ipoh, Malaysia showing tin mining activities in the Kinta Valley with a background of the famous karst or limestone hills. A mining dredge can be seen amongst other mining methods. This is one of seven wall murals in Ipoh painted by the Lithuanian street artist Ernest Zacharevic who became famous in Malaysia after his many works in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Georgetown, Penang.