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Lasioglossum bicingulatum
Family: Halictidae
Superfamily: Apoidea
Order: Hymenoptera
The Halictidae bees are ground nesting with tarsal plates on the legs and a pygidal plate on the end of the abdomen to allow digging.
The Lasioglossum genus includes some 250 species that are distributed widely in Australia. Lasioglossum bicingulatum, however, is largely confined to NSW.
The Lasioglossums are important as pollinators as the females carry quite large amounts of pollen on their furry bodies.
They are generally solitary, but on occasions, several females have been observed sharing a single burrow.
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Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea and are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Some species including honey bees, bumble bees, and stingless bees live socially in colonies. Bees are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used as food for larvae. Bee pollination is important both ecologically and commercially; the decline in wild bees has increased the value of pollination by commercially managed hives of honey bees.
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Überfamilie: Apoidea
ohne Rang: Bienen (Apiformes)
Familie: Echte Bienen (Apidae)
Unterfamilie: Apinae
Gattung: Honigbienen (Apis)
Art: Westliche Honigbiene
Wissenschaftlicher Name
Apis mellifera
Apoidea
without rank: Bees (Apiformes)
Family: Real bees (Apidae)
Subfamily: Apinae
Type: Honeybees (Apis)
Kind: Western honeybee
Scientific name
Apis mellifera
• Metallic halictid bee / sweat bee
• Abejas del sudor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Suborder:Apocrita
Superfamily:Apoidea
Family:Halictidae
Subfamily:Halictinae
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Halictidae.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Megachilidae.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
• Metallic halictid bee / sweat bee
• Abejas del sudor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Suborder:Apocrita
Superfamily:Apoidea
Family:Halictidae
Subfamily:Halictinae
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Megachilidae. Anthidiini.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Xylocopinae.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
It's a very large wasp. I' ve never seen such a large one before. Thus one was roundabout 1 inch long or a little bit longer.
• Metallic halictid bee / sweat bee
• Abejas del sudor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Suborder:Apocrita
Superfamily:Apoidea
Family:Halictidae
Subfamily:Halictinae
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Megachilidae.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
Bee on Scabious flower.
Insectiflora pics: www.flickr.com/photos/191876035@N02/albums/72177720309176654
- image © Phil Brandon Hunter - www.philbhu.com - image ref: P6140470a2
Überfamilie: Apoidea
ohne Rang: Bienen (Apiformes)
Familie: Echte Bienen (Apidae)
Unterfamilie: Apinae
Gattung: Honigbienen (Apis)
Art: Westliche Honigbiene
Wissenschaftlicher Name
Apis mellifera
Apoidea
without rank: Bees (Apiformes)
Family: Real bees (Apidae)
Subfamily: Apinae
Type: Honeybees (Apis)
Kind: Western honeybee
Scientific name
Apis mellifera
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Halictidae.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
Hymenoptera. Apoidea, Megachilidae.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
Female Xylocopa augusti on a passionflower blossom (Passiflora caerulea) covered with yellow pollen.
• Carpenter bee
• Abeja carpintera / Mangangá (Uruguay)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Suborder:Apocrita
Superfamily:Apoidea
Family:Apidae
Subfamily:Xylocopinae
Tribe:Xylocopini
Genus:Xylocopa
Species:X. augusti
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Hymenoptera. Apoidea, Megachilidae.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
HBBBT!
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Megachilidae.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Megachilidae.
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Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Anthophoridae.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
• Metallic halictid bee / sweat bee
• Abejas del sudor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Suborder:Apocrita
Superfamily:Apoidea
Family:Halictidae
Subfamily:Halictinae
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Hymenoptera. Apoidea. Halictidae.
Eryngium campestre.
Our native bees are in trouble, one thing we can do is plant lots of pollinator-friendly native plants in our gardens and leave wildflowers unsprayed along our field-sides and roadsides. Plants such as mountain mints, goldenrods and asters are good for bees (and butterflies), and we get to enjoy the sight and smell of the wildflowers too!
Phylum ARTHROPODA/Subphylum HEXAPODA/Clase Insecta/Orden Hymenoptera/Suborden APOCRITA/Sección ACULEATA/Superfamilia APOIDEA/"SPHECIFORMES"/Familia SPHECIDAE/Subfamilia Sphecinae/Genus Sphex Linnaeus, 1758/Sphex flavipennis Fabricius, 1793 BV
Female Xylocopa augusti on a passionflower blossom (Passiflora caerulea) covered with yellow pollen.
• Carpenter bee
• Abeja carpintera / Mangangá (Uruguay)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Suborder:Apocrita
Superfamily:Apoidea
Family:Apidae
Subfamily:Xylocopinae
Tribe:Xylocopini
Genus:Xylocopa
Species:X. augusti
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay