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Large Carpenter Bees (Genus Xylocopa)Observer
juliamepDescription
Evicted by Megachile sculpturalis.
Eaten by wasp.
Cap of Xylocopa's nest beside?
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Sculptured Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)Observer
juliamepDescription
Took over nest of Xylocopa sp. Xylocopas had nests in this log for years.
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European Rotund-Resin Bee (Anthidiellum strigatum)Observer
gcovainDescription
Nest length : ~10mm
7 days later there were 2 completed nests, I will post follow-up observations later.
Observations in the series :
- 2023-09-09 (first) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196234014
- 2023-09-09 (first + 4 hours) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196384238
- 2023-09-16 (first + 7 days) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196702266
- 2023-09-30 (first + 21 days) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198164331
- 2023-10-06 (first + 27 days) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198999547
- 2023-10-14 (first + 35 days) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201918232
- 2023-10-28 (first + 49 days) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203746897
- 2023-11-25 (first + 77 days) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204905761
- 2024-02-03 (first + 147 days) : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207554812
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Genus SymmorphusObserver
saschajDescription
Sie plündert das Nest von Trypoxylon
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Orca (Orcinus orca)Observer
stevestevensDescription
8-9 individuals. transients. t73a1 and t64a present in encounter
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King of Wasps (Megalara garuda)Observer
ensiirkallaDescription
Large mandibles the length of the forelegs, 43mm wingspan with iridescent purple sheen to the wings.
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Cucumber Small Carpenter (Ceratina cucurbitina)Observer
berzouDescription
mâle
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Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies (Family Apidae)Observer
wbf_julie_weissmannDescription
Eucera cf. longicornis (female) on Mentha spec., picture by Iris Walldorf
possibly (but less likely) one of the following two species:
Eucera nigrescens: period of flight activity mid may to mid june
Eucera interrupta: rare
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European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)Observer
dickwoodDescription
angle of light clearly shows water's surface tension supporting wasp
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Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa tropica)Observer
azankhanDescription
Size: 2.4cm (without head)
Digitalised from my old amateur collection. It wasn't collected alive, rather found dead with head already missing and a crevice in thoracic region.
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Glorious Protoxaea (Protoxaea gloriosa)Observer
sixlegsDescription
Male bee feeding on whitebrush (Aloysia gratissima)and shrubby blue sage (Salvia ballotiflora) at a ranch in Puerto Rico, Texas, Hidalgo Co. Identification by Jack Neff.
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Dioxys cinctusObserver
jennroseDescription
Flying low around Salvia rosmarinus.
Collected by me, but identified by Stuart Roberts at the European Bee Course '23.
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Nomada cristataObserver
nicovereeckenDescription
Is this a Polistes (paper wasp), Robert? :o)
