What was the bee doing?
Observation | bee behavior |
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Mating | |
Photos / SoundsWhatCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)ObserverurbaniteobserverDescriptionSeen cleaning pollen off of itself |
cleaning itself |
Photos / SoundsWhatCalifornia Poppy Fairy Bee (Perdita interrupta)ObservermarkkjamesDescriptionWhile exiting TP2 trail saw another Perdita interrupta pair on a different poppy. |
Mating |
Mating | |
Mating | |
Mating | |
Mating | |
Mating | |
Mating | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
Photos / SoundsWhatIberian Honey Bee (Apis mellifera ssp. iberiensis)ObserverjoaotiagotavaresDescriptionA wild hive!!! Inside a rocky wall. Very active movement around this hole! |
tens of them flying around a presumed wild hive in a rock hole |
fighting | |
Photos / SoundsWhatSpiny-legged Stingless Bee (Trigona spinipes)Observeraranda87DateMissing Date |
fighting |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
cleptoparasitic | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
fighting | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
cleptoparasitic | |
cleptoparasitic | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
male aggregation in stingless bees | |
Photos / SoundsWhatNarrow Stingless Bee (Tetragonisca angustula)Observeraranda87DescriptionAgregação de machos. |
male aggregation in stingless bees |
Bumblebees were quietly hanging from a goldenrod, mostly hidden from casual observation. Time was late morning (~1130 hrs); temperature was ~65° F.