Wednesday, April 15, 2009

March 20, 2009
Plasterer Bees


Back to take photos of the ground-nesting bees I saw yesterday. Identified as plasterer bees (Colletidae Colletes), named for their habit of lining their nests with a secretion that dries into a thin clear sheet. When a male found a female, they were pounced on by what I assumed were other males attempting to dislodge the original male so they could mate with the female.

1 comment:

Beth Niquette said...

How observant you are! Amazing world we live in--especially the smaller things in the world. Thank you for sharing!