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Is it albino or another kind of genetic mash up? It's the size of a Bumble Bee.
He's visiting his ant ;)
Here is a common late summer species of the Grecian Isles (Icteranthidium grohmanni). Often found on flowering brambles, asters and other summer flowers. This specimen was collected by Jelle Devalez as part of ongoing studies of the bees in this bee rich part of the world. Photographs by Brooke Alexander. You can find this bee and many others by following @USGSBIML.
Seiyou (Oushu)-Mitsu-Bachi, 西洋（欧州）蜜蜂, Common Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, on Buta-Kusa (Tanpopo-Modoki), 豚草（蒲公英擬）, Hairy Catsear, Hypochaeris radicata
Both of the bee and the flower are immigrant from Europe. The terrain vehicle experimental field in my work is now nearly pure yellow by this flower and the bee is booming around gathering nectar. It is fun to sit amid the field blown in the spring wind, watch and here them busy flying and shoot them by camera (^_^)
The change of the vegetation of this field is interesting. Until 2 years ago, it had been covered with Sei-Taka-Awa-Dachi-Sou, 背高泡立草、Canada goldenrod, Solidago canadensis var. scabra (=Solidago altissima) from North America, but during last year it had been quickly conquered by this European plant.
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, May 2007
NikonD70s/MicroNikkor60mm
As i was hiding in the bushes today hoping to see a possible fantasy come true ( don't ask ) I saw this cool colored bee really attacking this plant ... of course I only had the 400 mm but it came out rather nicely I find ...
The male has a tuft of white hairs on his head, not visible in this photo, they are a key for identification.
In my garden Stafford UK 4th May 2016
questa giovane ape ha il compito di stipare il polline nelle celle del favo che le bottinatrici raccolgono dai fiori. Un modo corretto di economizzare lo spazio !
bees will be bees...this one is posted full original size so you can get up close and very personal...
Mining Bee with golden haired pollen baskets, but no pollen so far. The pov makes this one look a bit bumbly, but I didn't get another shot. Super to see these and sorry to say I am so looking forward to their parasitic Nomadas!
Some more pics of our bees, growing in number daily in the old tit box. I've looked at www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk from which I gather these are bumble bees, and I suspect Buff-tailed bumble bees, though they could be White-tailed or even Early bumble bees which, they say, often nest in old tit boxes, though the colouring seems wrong for these. So I've plumped for the Buff-tailed Bombus Terrestris - let me know if I'm wrong. Lots of pollen going in, so must be good. I've found it quite difficult to get these shots, none of which are stunning, though using the 400mm from 2m away wasn't, perhaps, ideal. At one point I brought my wife's makeup mirror into play, reflecting some light up under the overhanging box lid to get a bit faster shutter speed. Marvellous. Perhaps I'll try to get closer in next time with the 24-70.
This is a macro image of a honey bee pollinating a cone flower.
This picture was taken at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland.