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Met this lovely and impressive _Camponotus_ princess*, damn near an inch long, on my way getting groceries.

* Until she takes off her wings and settles down to start a new colony. Then she's a queen. Note: I made this up

#bugstodon #insects #ants #Hymenoptera #Formicidae

Met this lovely and impressive _Camponotus_ princess*, damn near an inch long, on my way getting groceries.

* Until she takes off her wings and settles down to start a new colony. Then she's a queen. Note: I made this up

#bugstodon #insects #ants #Hymenoptera #Formicidae

Met this lovely and impressive _Camponotus_ princess*, damn near an inch long, on my way getting groceries.

* Until she takes off her wings and settles down to start a new colony. Then she's a queen. Note: I made this up

#bugstodon #insects #ants #Hymenoptera #Formicidae

Met this lovely and impressive _Camponotus_ princess*, damn near an inch long, on my way getting groceries.

* Until she takes off her wings and settles down to start a new colony. Then she's a queen. Note: I made this up

#bugstodon #insects #ants #Hymenoptera #Formicidae

took the fancy camera to high park this morning!

i was mostly looking for galls for #GallWeek but i also saw plenty of sand wasps enjoying the sun, and a coyote! i was walking away from it but it crossed the street to avoid me anyway and a car that was going too fast had to stop for it 🙄

(there are Plans to gradually #BanCars in High Park, people are big mad)

#galls #GallWeek2025 #bugstodon #insects #wasps #coyote #coyotes #Hymenoptera #Crabronidae #Bembicini

Aphid wasp (Pemphredon sp.) on a fava bean leaf. These are cavity nesters and will cram dozens of paralyzed aphids into a hollow stem for a single larva to consume. Apparently very fond of roses so save the bigger branches for your insect hotel when you prune them. #wasps #aphids #insects #hymenoptera #crabronidae #roses

The burrowing bees are so cute. They'll sit right at the entrance of their holes and, when you pass by, immediately retreat. However if you wait patiently they'll come back up again.

I thought I also saw immense bees buzzing around, but they turned out to be furry scarab beetles of some kind!

#InverteFest #bugstodon #insects #bees #beetles #Hymenoptera #Anthophila #Colletidae? #Coleoptera #Scarabaeidae

Die #Hummeln (#Bombus) sind eine zu den Echten #Bienen gehörende Gattung staatenbildender #Insekten.

Die im weiblichen Geschlecht über einen Wehrstachel verfügenden Hautflügler (#Hymenoptera) gehören zu den #Stechimmen, auch Wehrimmen genannt.

Scheint wohl ein Missverständnis zu sein...

In einem einzigen #taz Artikel... 🐝

"Hummeln sind als #Bestäuber ähnlich wichtig wie #Bienen."

"Fehlen #Hummeln und Bienen, ist das für #Mensch wie #Tierwelt ein Riesenproblem."

"Wissenschaftler warnen, dass der Wildbienen- und Hummelschwund..."

#Hummeln sind #Bienen / #Wildbienen, nichts anderes.

Teilordnung: Stechimmen (#Aculeata)
Überfamilie: #Apoidea
Bienen (#Apiformes)
Familie: Echte Bienen (#Apidae)
Unterfamilie: #Apinae
#Artenvielfalt #Biodiversität #Insekten #Ressourcen #Wildbiene #Wildbienen #Bestäuber #artenschutz #Artenvielfalt

Mystery #Crabronidae wasp continues to be a mystery. Rather distinctive red-black colloration; one of a kind, had never seen this species at this location.

http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237275099

#wasps #Hymenoptera #wasplove #entomology #insects

European Beewolf, Philanthus triangulum Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/2.8 1/320 iso: 220 Prague, Czech Republic 7/25/2020 #Hymenoptera #Crabronidae #Bees #Wasps #insects #invertebrates #macro #Grasslands

Anthidium punctatum Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/7.1 1/320 iso 160 Prague, Czech Republic 7/20/2020 #Bees #Apidae #Hymenoptera #Megachile #LeafCutter #Insect #invertebrate #Macro #Grasslands

Byssal Resin-Leafcutter, Trachusa byssinum Canon 400D Ef 100 2.8 f/2.8 1/60 iso:400 Srbsko, Czech Republic 6/7/2012 #Apidae #Hymenoptera #megachile #Bees #solitarybees #insects #invertebrates #macro #grasslands

By a sandy path along a road in High Park there's lots of these little hills, and if you wait you'll see what seem to be yellowjackets flying low around them. I thought at first they were bees like _Colletes_, but now I think they are beewolves, solitary, ground-nesting crabronid wasps in the genus _Philanthus_. They prey on bees like sweat bees (Halictidae) to provision their larvae with in the tunnels they dig.

They're shy and will duck back into their burrows when you approach, but if you wait you'll see them crawling on the ground looking for places to burrow, or backing out of their tunnels kicking sand behind them.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #beewolves #Hymenoptera #Crabronidae #macro #toronto #HighPark

By a sandy path along a road in High Park there's lots of these little hills, and if you wait you'll see what seem to be yellowjackets flying low around them. I thought at first they were bees like _Colletes_, but now I think they are beewolves, solitary, ground-nesting crabronid wasps in the genus _Philanthus_. They prey on bees like sweat bees (Halictidae) to provision their larvae with in the tunnels they dig.

They're shy and will duck back into their burrows when you approach, but if you wait you'll see them crawling on the ground looking for places to burrow, or backing out of their tunnels kicking sand behind them.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #beewolves #Hymenoptera #Crabronidae #macro #toronto #HighPark

By a sandy path along a road in High Park there's lots of these little hills, and if you wait you'll see what seem to be yellowjackets flying low around them. I thought at first they were bees like _Colletes_, but now I think they are beewolves, solitary, ground-nesting crabronid wasps in the genus _Philanthus_. They prey on bees like sweat bees (Halictidae) to provision their larvae with in the tunnels they dig.

They're shy and will duck back into their burrows when you approach, but if you wait you'll see them crawling on the ground looking for places to burrow, or backing out of their tunnels kicking sand behind them.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #beewolves #Hymenoptera #Crabronidae #macro #toronto #HighPark

By a sandy path along a road in High Park there's lots of these little hills, and if you wait you'll see what seem to be yellowjackets flying low around them. I thought at first they were bees like _Colletes_, but now I think they are beewolves, solitary, ground-nesting crabronid wasps in the genus _Philanthus_. They prey on bees like sweat bees (Halictidae) to provision their larvae with in the tunnels they dig.

They're shy and will duck back into their burrows when you approach, but if you wait you'll see them crawling on the ground looking for places to burrow, or backing out of their tunnels kicking sand behind them.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #beewolves #Hymenoptera #Crabronidae #macro #toronto #HighPark

By a sandy path along a road in High Park there's lots of these little hills, and if you wait you'll see what seem to be yellowjackets flying low around them. I thought at first they were bees like _Colletes_, but now I think they are beewolves, solitary, ground-nesting crabronid wasps in the genus _Philanthus_. They prey on bees like sweat bees (Halictidae) to provision their larvae with in the tunnels they dig.

They're shy and will duck back into their burrows when you approach, but if you wait you'll see them crawling on the ground looking for places to burrow, or backing out of their tunnels kicking sand behind them.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #beewolves #Hymenoptera #Crabronidae #macro #toronto #HighPark

Byssal Resin-Leafcutter, Trachusa byssinum Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/3.5 1/160 iso: 400 Srbsko 6/11/2011 #bees #Hymenoptera #leafcutter #Megachile #bees #wildbees #insects #invertebrates #macro #Grasslands #insectphotography #canon

A true story…

so my wife recently bought some dressmaking pins… I had a look at them and I was immediately like: “I have plans for you, my beauties” 😈

Quite pleased with how I nailed this through the thorax at the first attempt. I have yet to pin it down to a species-level ID though, so if you know what it is please holler.
#iNaturalist #Hymenoptera #wasps #crabronidae

http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169417210

Heimische #Bienenarten kommen mit verschobenem Frühlingsanfang nicht klar
Klimawandel bedroht Solitär-Bienen #Wildbienen #bienen
https://www.wissenschaft.de/erde-umwelt/klimawandel-bedroht-solitaer-bienen/

Für die Bestäubung unserer heimischen Pflanzen sind solitäre Bienen enorm wichtig. Doch gerade sie leiden besonders unter dem Klimawandel, wie Forscher herausgefunden haben. Der wärmere Frühling lässt die Bienen zu früh schlüpfen – als Folge verhungern sie.
Staatenbildende Bienen wie die #Honigbienen (Apis) und die Hummeln (Bombus) sowie manche Lasioglossum-Arten sind durchweg #polylektisch. Während solitäre Bienen nur eine relativ kurze Flugzeit (4–12 Wochen) besitzen und von daher eine Bindung an eine oder wenige Pollenquellen sinnvoll sein kann, leben Kolonien sozialer Arten wesentlich länger. Ihre Flugzeit entspricht demnach nicht der Blühdauer einer als Pollenquelle genutzten Pflanzenart. Soziale Arten können sich daher #Oligolektie nicht »leisten«.

#Hautflügler #hymenoptera #solitärbienen #bienen