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what is this Bee
can anyone identify this bee, has an all black bottom I have all of a sudden 50+ of these in the garden but cant see where they are coming from. and NO i dont wish to exterminate them, just curious. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...o/9e4c687b.jpg |
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what is this Bee
"DJT" wrote in message ... can anyone identify this bee, has an all black bottom I have all of a sudden 50+ of these in the garden but cant see where they are coming from. and NO i dont wish to exterminate them, just curious. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...o/9e4c687b.jpg It's a leafcutter bee. Tina |
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what is this Bee
On 03/05/2012 17:11, Christina Websell wrote:
wrote in message ... can anyone identify this bee, has an all black bottom I have all of a sudden 50+ of these in the garden but cant see where they are coming from. and NO i dont wish to exterminate them, just curious. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...o/9e4c687b.jpg It's a leafcutter bee. Tina Hi From the photos on the web they all have a yellow underneath which my ones dont they seem more interested in an old wall, cant find any leaves that have been eaten as yet. |
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what is this Bee
"DJT" wrote in message ... On 03/05/2012 17:11, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... can anyone identify this bee, has an all black bottom I have all of a sudden 50+ of these in the garden but cant see where they are coming from. and NO i dont wish to exterminate them, just curious. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...o/9e4c687b.jpg It's a leafcutter bee. Tina Hi From the photos on the web they all have a yellow underneath which my ones dont they seem more interested in an old wall, cant find any leaves that have been eaten as yet. Megachile species (the leafcutter bees) hold their wings out from their bodies, like your pic shows. Most other solitary bees do not. Leafcutters will nest in walls as well as underground - they just need a hole. It's my best guess. It is not a honeybee. The other possibility is wool carder bee, although they are not very common. See if that matches better than my suggestion. |
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what is this Bee
On 03/05/2012 21:07, Christina Websell wrote:
wrote in message ... On 03/05/2012 17:11, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... can anyone identify this bee, has an all black bottom I have all of a sudden 50+ of these in the garden but cant see where they are coming from. and NO i dont wish to exterminate them, just curious. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...o/9e4c687b.jpg It's a leafcutter bee. Tina Hi From the photos on the web they all have a yellow underneath which my ones dont they seem more interested in an old wall, cant find any leaves that have been eaten as yet. Megachile species (the leafcutter bees) hold their wings out from their bodies, like your pic shows. Most other solitary bees do not. Leafcutters will nest in walls as well as underground - they just need a hole. It's my best guess. It is not a honeybee. The other possibility is wool carder bee, although they are not very common. See if that matches better than my suggestion. Hi Thanks for your help i have spent quite a few hours now looking at Bee photos on the web the nearest i have come up with, and i think this is in fact what they are Solitary bee Andrena scotica http://www.insectpix.net/Andrena_scotica.htm wish now i had taken a better photo as they have now all vanished. just hope they pollinated my fruit trees first |
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what is this Bee
"DJT" wrote in message ... On 03/05/2012 21:07, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... On 03/05/2012 17:11, Christina Websell wrote: wrote in message ... can anyone identify this bee, has an all black bottom I have all of a sudden 50+ of these in the garden but cant see where they are coming from. and NO i dont wish to exterminate them, just curious. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...o/9e4c687b.jpg It's a leafcutter bee. Tina Hi From the photos on the web they all have a yellow underneath which my ones dont they seem more interested in an old wall, cant find any leaves that have been eaten as yet. Megachile species (the leafcutter bees) hold their wings out from their bodies, like your pic shows. Most other solitary bees do not. Leafcutters will nest in walls as well as underground - they just need a hole. It's my best guess. It is not a honeybee. The other possibility is wool carder bee, although they are not very common. See if that matches better than my suggestion. Hi Thanks for your help i have spent quite a few hours now looking at Bee photos on the web the nearest i have come up with, and i think this is in fact what they are Solitary bee Andrena scotica http://www.insectpix.net/Andrena_scotica.htm Your bee is not that one. See the difference how they hold their wings. This one hold its wings over its back as most solitary bees do. Your photo shows a bee that holds the wings out like a leafcutter bee. |
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