I wasn’t happy with most of the pictures I took today, but this one isn’t too bad. I’m pretty sure this is a sculptured resin bee (Megachile sculpturalis), although there are a few other Megachile species it could be (e.g. the flat-tailed leaf-cutter bee, Megachile mendica, which is more common). Regardless, it’s a nice, quiet little bee and it was moving among the coneflowers, along with a few other solitary bees and an occasional honey bee (Apis mellifera). I know that some folks are not fond of bees and don’t like to have them around. With the exception of a few aggressive hornets and wasps, I like having them around. They really rarely sting unless provoked and they are quite pretty to watch on flowers.
Resin Bee on Coneflower
Posted under Creatures,Flowers and Plants and tagged with Bee, Coneflower, Echinacea, Echinacea purpurea, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Megachile, Megachile sculpturalis, Purple Coneflower, Resin Bee
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Wednesday, July 08, 2020, Resin Bee on Coneflower
#bee #coneflower #echinacea #echinaceapurpurea #hymenoptera #insecta #megachile #megachilesculpturalis #purpleconeflower #resinbee
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.
#bee #coneflower #echinacea #echinaceapurpurea #hymenoptera #insecta #megachile #megachilesculpturalis #purpleconeflower #resinbee
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.