Woolly - _TNY_9349

The European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) likes to use hair from plants to line their egg chambers, but the "wool" part of the name comes from their appearance - they certainly are woolly!

 

For an entire album with photos of this, my favourite bug of all, with at the time of posting, 87 photos in it, please have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157667862870066/

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