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Workster of a honeybee (Apis mellifera). You can see the long radialcell (in top of the wing) which is at least 6 times as long as broad. Little hook at hind leg is for pollen transport.
After a day at Catoctin Mountain Park working on bees, I end up with several dozen unidentified bee species. It is actually rare that I can put a scientific name on a bee without the use of a pinned specimen and microscope. I hope I get better. Until then I least recognize Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) on Brassica flower. Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland
August 7, 2014
Coyote Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert, California.
First Crossing, following monsoonal rains four days earlier.
(Clockwise) Joe Quinata, Andy Mizuki, Ha Pham, Munson Kwok, Gretchen Luxenburg, Jill Shiraki, Tanya Bowers, Chris Duncan, Michelle Magalong, and Bill Watanabe. Photo by Leslie Tom.
Apis mellifera worker (Hym. Apidae) approaching a flower of Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea' (Commelinaceae), 17.iii.2009, Kisantu (DRCongo). Thanks to L Pauwels & P Latham for their help with the ID of the plant!
Apis mellifera worker (Hym. Apidae) pollinating flowers of Orchis italica (Orchidaceae), 24.iii.2012, Agia Galini, Crete, Greece.
HDB Flat (Elias Park Estate - Pasir Ris) along Sungei Api Api...
This is one of the major watercourses in Singapore serving parts of Paris Ris and Tampines New Towns and the Pasir Ris Industrial Area. Interestingly, a 1.2km stretch of this river is just within 5m reach of the nearest HDB blocks in Pasir Ris New Town.