This wasp stayed still enough that I didn& #39;t need to pop her in fridge to calm down to let me to ID her. She& #39;s another German Wasp, Vespula germanica. Not same one as yesterday as she& #39;s different facial markings.
#germanwasp #vespulagermanica #wasp #wasps #socialwasp #waspsarecool
Another capture netted in Manse garden was a Honeybee, Apis mellifera. I didn& #39;t have any issue with ID once I spotted pollen baskets on rear legs. In UK it& #39;s only bumblebees & our one species of Honeybee that has pollen baskets.
#honeybee #apismellifera #bee #cutebee #lovebees
Beautiful Red-Tailed Bumblebee queen netted in Manse garden today. She stayed in my hand long enough for a photo before heading off to look for a nest site.
#redtailedbumblebee #bumblebee #bee #bees #cutebee #lovebees
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Was a busy day in the Manse garden. I recorded my first Chocolate Mining Bee, Andrena scotica. This is a female. Males are slightly smaller and slimmer.
#chocolateminingbee #andrenascotica #bee #bees #cutebee #lovebees
Was a busy day in the Manse garden. I recorded my first Chocolate Mining Bee, Andrena scotica. This is a female. Males are slightly smaller and slimmer. #chocolateminingbee #andrenascotica #bee #bees #cutebee #lovebees
Was a busy day in the Manse garden. I recorded my first Chocolate Mining Bee, Andrena scotica. This is a female. Males are slightly smaller and slimmer. #chocolateminingbee #andrenascotica #bee #bees #cutebee #lovebees
Was a busy day in the Manse garden. I recorded my first Chocolate Mining Bee, Andrena scotica. This is a female. Males are slightly smaller and slimmer. #chocolateminingbee #andrenascotica #bee #bees #cutebee #lovebees
Was a busy day in the Manse garden. I recorded my first Chocolate Mining Bee, Andrena scotica. This is a female. Males are slightly smaller and slimmer. #chocolateminingbee #andrenascotica #bee #bees #cutebee #lovebees
Final catch of the day was this famale Red Mason Bee, Osmia bicornis, who I netted next to workshop. Think she was checking it out as a suitable site to lay eggs.
#redmasonbee #osmiabicornis #solitarybees #bee #bees #cutebee #lovebees
Final catch of the day was this famale Red Mason Bee, Osmia bicornis, who I netted next to workshop. Think she was checking it out as a suitable site to lay eggs. #redmasonbee #osmiabicornis #solitarybees #bee #bees #cutebee #lovebees
Final catch of the day was this famale Red Mason Bee, Osmia bicornis, who I netted next to workshop. Think she was checking it out as a suitable site to lay eggs. #redmasonbee #osmiabicornis #solitarybees #bee #bees #cutebee #lovebees
To finish off this thread here& #39;s a video of the female Red Mason Bee having a quick clean before she flew off.
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