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Orange Sweater, Pt. 2 - _TNY_5277

While walking through the pine forest in the Paradiset nature reserve I spotted this bilberry mining bee (Andrena lapponica) with lots of fluffy hair on the side of a pine tree.

 

A lot of people are actually unaware of what bilberries are so I thought I might shed some light on that subject.

 

Bilberries are the dark blue berries which a lot of people in Europe seem to call blueberries. Blueberries, however, are native to North America and - like so much in North America - significantly larger. Having tasted both, I can say that the billberry has significantly more taste though.

 

Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50170617531/

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Uploaded on October 13, 2020
Taken on June 7, 2020