A male tawney mining bee sits on a leaf. On its head between its compound eyes, the 3 simple eyes, known as ocelli, can be seen. Maybe if you zoom in a little.

A male Tawney mining bee in my garden. The females are the pretty ones (as always 😄) and covered in beautiful orange fuzzy fluff. Perfect. The male here has no sting, and is a little slow. Bless.
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