I think; female, pale yellowish on 4 tergites, with narrow black separation on T1 and broad separation on T2. Nectaring from Heliotropium curassavicum. More photos available if needed.
This is a species of bee. It looks like a honeybee to me. (I will make a separate observation for plant.) Found along a side-trail coming from the paved loop within Orchard Glen Park.
Huge! Sorry for low quality pictures
Gathering pebbles with its jaws.
photos show her pulling fluff off flower stem
Larger bee on the right. On nonnative Glebionis coronaria, foraging side by side with tiny sweat bee.
Very small bee (~ 4mm BL) on dandelion flower. Pic #6 possibly a different individual.
1114, 65F, sunny, 6 mph
1214, 66F, sunny, 8 mph
Old (inactive?) beehive behind a freeway sign.
Bit of a surprise I gather. There were at least two (female also added separately) among what I presume were native lignaria. This mason bee house has not been maintained for a couple years, so I'm not sure where these originated or if they're established.
An obvious divider is visible on the back and the face.
Several seemingly defending their patch of flowers
Visiting an unidentified ornamental flower (spring beauty type) near the flag display at the cemetery entrance. Several of these bees present and when one would alight on flower, others would competitively knock it away.
Mission Trails Regional Park, Visitor Center Trail
Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California
I’ve seen an Eastern Carpenter Bee show up around this time of year for the past 3 years.
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On a Splendid Mariposa Lily (Calochortus splendens)
Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA
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Collected on Helianthus angustifolia
1 of 2 individual. Other individual was larger and follow this one around for a few seconds before leaving.
In the street and moved out of the way of traffic. Three individuals, one was ran over. Near Step Beach about 15-20 meters from the water.
On solanum rostratum
Busy bee hive
Not sure what species of bees these are that have moved in to the garden bird house. "Africanized?" Please help identity.
Collected on Dalea purpurea
Collected on Thaspium trifoliatum. Photo 1 shows the spicule on pro-coxae.
first record for NJ, I think. Males and females visiting Heuchera americana growing in rocky outcrops on steep slope facing the Delaware River.
Triepeolus zacatecus, a large male bee, measuring 17 mm, found feeding on guajillo (Senegalia berlandieri), in a semi-arid barretal habitat of La Puerta Tract, Starr Co. Identified from specimen by John L. Neff of the Central Texas Melittological Institute. This species is similar to Triepeolus grandis.
so there have been lots of taurus in the area. this one started picking up in frequency, never saw it land anywhere. didn't know if it was a bigger form of taurus or what. it was only attracted to bricks, and less often wood. haven't really seen many of them in the last few days. behavior was completely different than the taurus who were erratically flying fast from flower to flower, hard to keep up with. this one would just have at a brick, then stay there, never land, then dark off to another brick. much bigger than the taurus that have been pollinating flowers over the last month
Blalock Wildlife Sanctuary
Saw quite a few different individuals all in the same area digging burrows in hard-packed earth along a trail next to the Arkansas River. They were all performing the same behavior- excavating stones/dirt from their holes and bringing down small twigs or dried pieces of grass. I watched these bees for hours just working away at their burrows. They were also surprisingly picky with their grass/twig selection, sometimes investigating 10+ pieces before finally settling on one fit for the nest.
Several individuals visiting this plant.
Mating pair on dead plant stem near daisy fleabane patch at Forever Fields Land and Water Reserve.
Both antennae of this bee are adorned with the remnants of tiny ant heads. Apparently, after being attacked by ants, this bee was able to remove the ant bodies (or they just fell off) but their heads remain firmly attached where they latched on to the antennae with a death-grip (ouch!). These ants are common in the same Prickly Pear Cactus flowers where this bee normally forages for nectar and pollen.
1 of 3 unique and different Peregrine Falcon adults observed around the Batiquitos Lagoon area.