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• European honey bee / western honey bee
• Abeja doméstica / abeja europea / abeja melífera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Apis
Species:A. mellifera
Paso Centurión, Cerro Largo, Uruguay
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 winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea. They are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila. There are over 16,000 known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. Some species – including honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees – live socially in colonies while most species (>90%) – including mason bees, carpenter bees, leafcutter bees, and sweat bees – are solitary.
Bees are found on every continent except for Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants. The most common bees in the Northern Hemisphere are the Halictidae, or sweat bees, but they are small and often mistaken for wasps or flies. Bees range in size from tiny stingless bee species, whose workers are less than 2 millimetres (0.08 in) long, to Megachile pluto, the largest species of leafcutter bee, whose females can attain a length of 39 millimetres (1.54 in).
Bees feed 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 their larvae. Vertebrate predators of bees include primates and birds such as bee-eaters; insect predators include beewolves and dragonflies.
Bee pollination is important both ecologically and commercially, and the decline in wild bees has increased the value of pollination by commercially managed hives of honey bees. The analysis of 353 wild bee and hoverfly species across Britain from 1980 to 2013 found the insects have been lost from a quarter of the places they inhabited in 1980.
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• 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
Santa Regina, Colonia, Uruguay
P1060927 - Robber fly - Size - ~10 - 12 mm
# 315 - 24 Aug '18 - 10:51 (05:21 GMT)
The Asilidae are the Robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx.
The name "Robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and as a rule they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight. (wikipedia)
At - Kalakshetra - Madras.
WONDERFUL FACTS - 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 western 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, bumblebees, 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.
Bees range in size from tiny stingless bee species whose workers are less than 2 mm (0.08 in) long, to Megachile pluto, the largest species of leafcutter bee, whose females can attain a length of 39mm (1.54 in).🐾
Happy birding 🐧
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.
Los Angeles. California.
• Black bumblebee
• Mangangá negro / abejorro del páramo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Bombus
Possibly Bombus pauloensis Friese, 1913 (= B. atratus)
Taxonomic revision: bit.ly/2lE4Asq
Santa Regina, Colonia, Uruguay
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
• Black bumblebee
• Mangangá negro / abejorro del páramo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Bombus
Possibly Bombus pauloensis Friese, 1913 (= B. atratus)
Taxonomic revision: bit.ly/2lE4Asq
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
• Black bumblebee
• Mangangá negro / abejorro del páramo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Bombus
Possibly Bombus pauloensis Friese, 1913 (= B. atratus)
Taxonomic revision: bit.ly/2lE4Asq
Santa Regina, Colonia, Uruguay
• 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
Santa Regina, Colonia, Uruguay
• 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
Astrophytum asterias 'Akabana'
• Sand Dollar Cactus / Sea Urchin Cactus / Star Cactus / Star Peyote
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Genus:Astrophytum
Species:A. asterias
'Akabana' is a cultivar (hybrid) plant, red flowering form.
From my collection
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And the tiny sweat bee:
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Clade:Anthophila
Family:Halictidae
Solymar, Canelones, Uruguay
As abelhas da família Halictidae são importantes na polinização de numerosas orquídeas brasileiras. Abelhas desta família apresentam brilho metálico verde, azul, avermelhado ou mesmo negro.
Possuem diferentes níveis de sociabilidade que vão do solitário ao sub-social. Cada fêmea, individualmente constrói e cuida do seu próprio ninho morrendo antes mesmo de sua cria nascer, ou seja, não há contato entre as gerações.
Para esse empilhamento de foco (focus stacking) foram realizados 52 exposições com a lente 18 55mm invertida combinadas posteriormente com o programa Combine ZP.
• Black bumblebee
• Mangangá negro / abejorro del páramo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Bombus
Bombus pauloensis Friese, 1913 (= B. atratus)
Taxonomic revision: bit.ly/2lE4Asq
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!
Some male Square-headed Wasps in the genus Crabro have greatly expanded shield-like foretibiae. During the mating process these are placed over the female's eyes, filtering the light passing through them in such a way that she can identify her suitor and reject him if he isn't a species match.
This one has a very different shield pattern from the one uploaded yesterday and it also appears to be much less common. I found only 3 images of this species on BugGuide (all of a single female specimen) and I'm not absolutely sure that I've identified it correctly.
• Black bumblebee
• Mangangá negro / abejorro del páramo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Bombus
Possibly Bombus pauloensis Friese, 1913 (= B. atratus)
Taxonomic revision: bit.ly/2lE4Asq
Santa Regina, Colonia, Uruguay
• European honey bee / western honey bee
• Abeja doméstica / abeja europea / abeja melífera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Apis
Species:A. mellifera
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!
• European honey bee / western honey bee
• Abeja doméstica / abeja europea / abeja melífera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Apis
Species:A. mellifera
Brisas del Plata, Colonia, Uruguay
• European honey bee / western honey bee
• Abeja doméstica / abeja europea / abeja melífera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Apis
Species:A. mellifera
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
The Reflection Of Latent Light TROLL
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DSvBS • Der Süden von Braunschweig • Freihand • freehand,
Focal Length (35mm format) - 690 mm and Focus Distance 3,55m
Pfirsichbaum
Baum des Lebens (in der jüdischen Mythologie),
als Baum der Unsterblichkeit (der Pfirsichbaum in China)
oder als Symbol des Erwachens im Buddhismus (der Bodhibaum)
wächst im Garten.wikipedia
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