Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Marty.? That looks close to my photo, except that I have found no photos showing the two hairy bands on the abdomen.? But there are thousands of varieties, so I'm sure it is out there somewhere. On 8/19/21 1:34 AM, Marty Deveney via LUG wrote: > It's a leafcutter bee (*Megachile *sp.) - the smooth striped upper abdomen > is a giveaway. They are also generally paler yellow than honey bees. > They have pronounced black and pale yellow stripes with pollen-carrying > hairs on the underside of their abdomen, are medium sized (~10mm) and > collect pollen but don?t produce honey. They live in nests, in crevices, > burrows, and hollow twigs. They can sting but it isn?t as severe as a > honey bee sting. If we could see its face you would see large mandibles for > slicing leaves. > > Marty > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 9:30 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: >> >> >> On 8/18/21 5:20 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: >>> It just means the bee community has spread the word about the quality of >>> your pollen that even alien bees come to visit. >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 2:02 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: >>>> By noon, the Rose of Sharon blooms were about half closed, but a few >>>> bees were still working. I caught this large black bee departing a >>>> partially closed bloom. As I looked at the image on my computer > screen, >>>> I realized that the markings were unusual. It was not a Carpenter Bee, >>>> our most common variety, but was thin-waisted and had two thin, fuzzy >>>> yellow bands on the abdomen. Searches online were not helpful. I >>>> assume it is some form of Bumble Bee, but the name eludes me. >>>> >>>> >>>> > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210818-P8180301-Enhanced.JPG.html >>>> X-E1 with 50-200 and monopod. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA