Firsts for 2026 - first Certina (one of 1600 CA #nativebee), first downy leather backed #beetle, first #jumpingspider (Heliophanus apiatus, the local favorite along with Johnson's Red) in my very sunny and warm #Oakland yard.
Here we go, #insectenthusiasts
A bee with large, oval, slate colored eyes. He has a light-yellow "mustache" on his face, above his mouth parts. He is riding out inclement weather (rain and wind) by gripping a flower stamen with his mandibles. He rests. His abdomen is striped with alternating black and ivory and it curls under to a point at the end. His thorax has lots of off-white or ivory hairs.
Megachile genus. A native bee in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park on 02/16/26. On a desert sunflower. #Anza-Borrego #nativebee #insect #desert #pollinators #wildflower
Inflight capture of a native Blue banded bee showing its large & highly unusual oval shaped eye and, of course, its eponymous blue stripes.
Morning Melbourne!
Bee good everyone.
#insects #nativebee #bluebandedbee 🐝
A recently deceased, tiny, dark grey Australian native stingless bee (tetragonula carbonaria) caught in a fine spiderweb in clear detailed side profile. Shows textures of the bees body, wings and eyes
I’ve finally found a #nativebee in my garden, too late to save it but it looks so peaceful in its’ rest
#stinglessbee
#bee #beepic #bees #beeposting #tetragonulacarbonaria
#nature #pollinator #pollinatorposting
on iNaturalist if you have any invertebrate sitings to share!
#wildBees #linocut #printmaking #invertebrate #pollinator #Megachile #leafCutterBee #nativeBee #wildlife
A tiny native bee in the genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) was pollinating a flower in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 15, 2025.
Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 15, 2025
Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug...
Also: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#nativebee #pollinators #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography
A tiny native bee in the genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) was pollinating a flower in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 15, 2025.
Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 15, 2025
Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug31_birds_and...
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Small bumblebee clinging to the tip of a finger.
Today's #mobydick quote 🧵:
"Straightaway, he now goes on to make a full confession; whereupon the mariners become more and more appalled, but sitll are pitiful. For when Jonah, not yet supplicating God for mercy, since he but too well knew...
#bumblebee #friend #nativebee #puppy #bugsky
A tiny bee in the Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) was pollinating a flower in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025. I was not able to identify the species. I reported this sighting to iNaturalist at: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304264904
Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025
Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug...
Also: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#nativebee #sweatbee #pollinators #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography
A tiny bee in the Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) was pollinating a flower in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025. I was not able to identify the species. I reported this sighting to iNaturalist at: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304264904
Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025
Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug31_birds_and...
Also […]
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Another native bee during teaching this week. This one is a masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) They (usually) have facial markings, typically in bright yellow - hence the name. #hylaeus #wildoz #nativebee #entomology #australianbees
A Dahlia cultivar was being pollinated by a threatened species, American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025. There has been a rapid decline in the population of this native bee.
Dahlia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on August 6, 2025
Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug...
#bumblebee #pollinators #nativebee #naturephotography #threatenedspecies #photography
A Dahlia cultivar was being pollinated by a threatened species, American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025. There has been a rapid decline in the population of this native bee.
Dahlia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025
Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]
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Not a honey bee (Apis mellifera) but an Australian native bee, Trichocolletes sp. on flowering Bossiaea scolopendria. #nativebee #wildoz #australianbees
Nesting behaviour drives the evolution of heat tolerance and climate vulnerability in bees! Check out our pre-print on 95 species of Australian native bee across the latitudinal extent of Australia! 🐝 #nativebee #climateadaptation #heattolerance #plasticity #behaviour #bees #climatechange
A Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species, an American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2025.
Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on July 28, 2025
Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jul...
#bumblebee #nativebee #threatenedspecies #naturephotography #pollinator #photography
A Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species, an American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2025.
Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2025
Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]
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A Zinnia cultivar was being pollinated by a threatened species, American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 24, 2025.
Zinnia pollinated by threatened species American Bumble Bee ( #Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US, July 24, 2025
Camera settings are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jul...
Also: 1-john-moyer.pixels.com/featured/bum...
#bumblebee #nativebee #pollinator #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
A Zinnia cultivar was being pollinated by a threatened species, American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 24, 2025.
Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 24, 2025
Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]
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Bumblebee sleeping in a calendula bloom.
#pnw #nativebee #Bumblebee #garden #gardening #calendula
Really tiny. It is on milkweed flowers. I'm sayin it's an orchard bee of some sort.
#InsectThursday!
AI is #flummoxed
could not identify this #bee
The guesses were all over the place ... leafcutter, miner, sweat, resin
#nativebee #insect
#macro #macrophotography
A close-up macro photograph of a fuzzy bumblebee resting on and gathering nectar from a bright yellow sunflower variety, set against a clear blue sky. The bee’s delicate wings catch the light, showing fine detail in their structure. The sunflower’s long petals stretch outward, some softly blurred into the background. Taken with a Nikon Z6 III camera paired with a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Macro lens. 👉 If you read this alt text, please like, share, and/or comment. I’m just trying to see if people read the text.
Native bees are everywhere in my yard these days. For #MacroMonday I present another fuzzy friend—a native common #bumblebee. But really, is there anything common about how cute they are? 🐝💛
#EastCoastKin #SaveTheBees #Macro #Nature #Photography #NativeBee #NaturePhotography #Nikon #Sigma
Lasioglossum (sweat bee) on Common Primrose Flower with green background on a sunny day. Macro photograph
Lasioglossum (sweat bee)
www.pictorem.com/2436390/lasi...
#bee #insect #macro #photography #IrisRichardsonArt #art #artist #artshop #artstore #ayearforart #fallforart #buyintoart #wallart #artprints #giftideas #gardening #wildflowers #blueskyartist #blueskyphotographer #nativeinsect #nativebee
They lay their eggs in other bees' nests, hives, burrows, what have you
#MacroMonday!
Longhorn cuckoo #bee
#nativebee
There's a smiley face on their thorax
#insect
#Apidae
#macro #macrophotography
Bumblebee (guessing male common eastern) hanging upside down under cluster of pink swamp milkweed flower buds that haven’t opened yet. Some open flowers in upper left with green foliage in bottom half of pic and in background. Bumblebee’s face is looking straight ahead and is visible in detail with large shiny eyes and distinct antennas jutting out to each side. Male bumblebees often can be seen sleeping overnight on flowers, especially in late summer, because they cannot return to the nest they were raised in apparently.
Bumblebee tucking in for the night under some swamp milkweed flower buds.
#nativebee #pollinator #nativeplants #nature
A tiny native bee 🐝 if you zoom in close you can see she’s wearing pollen pants!
#mygarden #nativebee #bee #pollenpants
