Red Dead-nettle plant growing in a crack between grey paving slabs. In the centre of the image is a furry, black insect (female Hairy-footed Flower Bee) feeding from one of the pink flowers. Her shadow can be seen to the bottom left.
Always nice to see some pavement plants brightening up the grey slabs. Even better when they come with a bonus Hairy-footed Flower Bee and her shadow! #UrbanFlora #Anthophora #Bees
A view of pale yellow daffodil flowers and bright green daffodil leaves among grass, lit up by spring sunshine. In the centre of the picture, (backed by the top daffodil flower) a small black bee, with a long tongue protruding, is flying towards the camera. This is a female Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Anthophora plumipes.
Bright indigo blue Pulmonaria flowers spangled with raindrops, against a background of yellow-green moss and white spotted green Pulmonaria leaves.
Saw my 1st Hairy-footed Flower Bees of the year in London yesterday. The blue Pulmonaria is out ready for them here in my garden in York; fingers crossed we don't have long to wait 🤞🐝 #spring #Anthophora #GardenWildlife
Photos: #Bombus terrestris on #Teucrium fruticans (credit: Marco Bonifacino); #Apis mellifera on #Euphorbia dendroides (credit: Marco Bonifacino); #Anthophora dispar (credit: Marco Penco); Giannutri Island, the study location (credit: Claudia Bruschini).
#honeybees #bumblebees
First Anthophora furcata bee in my #Staffs garden, and its a male! 18/05/25 #solitarybee #bee #Anthophora
Bee (anthophora) galloping toward pinkish-red flower clusters (red valerian)
Galloping toward breakfast #Anthophora 🐝
Pinned male specimen of Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes (Pallas, 1772). Its appearance is somewhat robust, and its pale yellowish face greatly facilitates its ID. Males can be recognised by the absence of dense pilosity on the posterior legs. Author: my own Source: Ent. Col. MNCN-CSIC
Detail picture of the specimen's face seen through a binocular lens. Its antennae are short and its clypeus relatively protuberant. Author: my own Source: Ent. Col. MNCN-CSIC
First attempt at bee identification after the end of the #BeeCourseBarcelona and... lucky me!
Took a random box from the didactic collection (spec. without data labels) and found this #Anthophora plumipes - the only species of this genus present in Spain. 🐝🔍
