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Thankful Thursday
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Thursday, July 28, 2022
Thankful for Another Long-horned Bee
I have been grateful for the weather this week that allowed the arthropods to be out in greater numbers. Yesterday, I posted about a new butterfly, for me, a lifer: the Delaware Skipper. It has not been previously documented in Orleans County. I have eight other skippers species, though, that regularly fly here.
But yesterday! I got a long-horned bee. They have beautiful eyes and the males have magnificent antennae. They are very small, as you can see here with her on the top of a black-eyed susan. This is a native, solitary bee. They are all ground nesters, too. In looking through my archives, my memories, I found this bee in 2016 but never reported it. Here is yesterday's beauty:
Beautiful bee and doing great work. Wow.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous Thankful Thursday and rest of the week. ♥
Awesome macro shot of nature's bee ~ such a gift ~
ReplyDeleteThanks for your supportive comment about my loss of Angel ~ Xo
Seeing the good in each moment, or trying anyway
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That's a very fancy bee, it almost looks hand painted! bhhhh
ReplyDeleteGreat shot. I got some photos of a Luna moth this week. My hubby said they are rare.
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