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Mary C Legg<p>Anthidium punctatum Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/7.1 1/320 iso 160 Prague, Czech Republic 7/20/2020 <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Apidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apidae</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hymenoptera</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Megachile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megachile</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/LeafCutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeafCutter</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/invertebrate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrate</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macro</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Grasslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grasslands</span></a></p>
Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>This week’s <a href="https://spore.social/tags/InsertAnInvert2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsertAnInvert2024</span></a> prompt is about babies &amp; childcare so I am of course going to talk about bees! Bees, famously care for &amp; feed their young. Most are familiar with honeybees &amp; how honey itself is produced to feed larvae in the hive. They communicate about pollen sources through dance! A worker bee can return to the hive &amp; through the way it aligns itself 🧵1/n</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/multimedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multimedia</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Megachile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megachile</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinator</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/wildbees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildbees</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typography</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a></p>
Ahd PhotographyThis critter was pretty well hidden in a small pocket between the base of a swamp milkweed leaf and the stem. ID apps think its some kind of leafcutter bee, but I was unable to get a view of it that would give me more confidence in the ID.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/leafcutter?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leafcutter</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bee?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bee</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MacroPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacroPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pollinators?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>
Hisstogramma<p>Dahlia ‘Southern Belle’ with a leaf cutter bee “bite” out of one of the petals, those sneaky little buggers. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/dahlia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dahlia</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a></p>
T. Thorn Coyle they/them<p>When a leaf cutter bee makes future plans, it carves out little moons to keep them safe.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Incredibish<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a> </p><p>Not sure I've ever really 'seen' one of these before.</p>
Dr Tess Machling<p>Pure fluke, and I am not sure I will ever better this photo. </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>
Mary C Legg<p>Byssal Resin-Leafcutter, Trachusa byssinum Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/3.5 1/160 iso: 400 Srbsko 6/11/2011 <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hymenoptera</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Megachile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megachile</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wildbees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildbees</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Grasslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grasslands</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/insectphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insectphotography</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canon</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<p>Leafcutter litter.</p><p>The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/leafcutterbees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>leafcutterbees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>leafcutter</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/solitarybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>solitarybees</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>naturephotography</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>vegan</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>organic</span></a></p>
Artists Garden<p>A <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a> takes his/her piece of leaf, cut from a rose leaf in the garden, into a hollow log in the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/stumpery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stumpery</span></a> . It is so rewarding to see the wildlife utilising my garden!<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@HampshireKarin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HampshireKarin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Buglife" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Buglife</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/artistsgarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artistsgarden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/gardenphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardenphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wolfkettler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wolfkettler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/gardenwiltshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardenwiltshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wiltshiregarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wiltshiregarden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wiltshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wiltshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>summer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WildlifeFriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifeFriendly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PlanetFriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetFriendly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/pollinatorFriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinatorFriendly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/beeFriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beeFriendly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/reward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reward</span></a></p>
Sisyphus with a Hat<p>A Western leafcutting bee (Megachile perihirta) on a thistle flower. A new bee species for me.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/meewasin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meewasin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/yxe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yxe</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/localwildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>localwildlife</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>I am unique and beautiful. Even if all my mates wonder why I don't look like them. Some laugh because I look so dishevelled.<br>I am proud of it: a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a> chose me to saw my <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/flower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flower</span></a> for a magnificiently coloured nest for her offspring. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/florespondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>florespondence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureMatchCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ViolaCornuta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViolaCornuta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HornedPansy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HornedPansy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pansy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pansy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/flowerpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flowerpower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ColourSplash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColourSplash</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/colourpop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colourpop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a></p>
Mary C Legg<p>Megachile, Anthidium punctatum Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/7.1 1/320 iso: 160 Prague, Czech Republic July 18, 2020 <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/megachile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megachile</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/leafcutting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutting</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollinator</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Apidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apidae</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a></p>
myrmepropagandist<p>I love them so much.</p><p><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/antsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutter</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/leafcutterant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leafcutterant</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/attagirl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>attagirl</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/atta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atta</span></a></p>
The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland<p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>theBeeAt3</span></a> </p><p>Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. </p><p># 48.</p><p>Bumblebees, honeybees and many solitary bee species collect pollen on their hind legs to bring back to the nest. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Leafcutter</span></a> bees however collect pollen on hairs on the underside of their abdomens - their pollen brush.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/beesofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>beesofmastodon</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/beesanctuaryireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>beesanctuaryireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/beesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>beesanctuary</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/solitarybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>solitarybees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flowers</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>organic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pollinators</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pollen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
The Bee Guy<p>3pm is but an idea.<br />This is the reality.<br />😊🐝</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>theBeeAt3</span></a> </p><p>Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. </p><p># 49.</p><p>Bumblebees, honeybees and many solitary bee species collect pollen on their hind legs to bring back to the nest. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Leafcutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Leafcutter</span></a> bees however collect pollen on hairs on the underside of their abdomens - their pollen brush.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/beesofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>beesofmastodon</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/beesanctuaryireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>beesanctuaryireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/beesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>beesanctuary</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bumblebees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/solitarybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>solitarybees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flowers</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>organic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pollinators</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pollen</span></a></p>