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Ashy Mining-bee
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Loch Lomond - Inversnaid
Ashy Mining-bee (Andrena cineraria) in its nest hole in a colony at RSPB Inversnaid, Loch Lomond. This bee appears to have two additional ocelli (little eyes) used for navigation and stability in flight, in addition to the normal compound eyes you would expect in an insect.
10 June 2016
Colonial nesting holes of the Ashy Mining-bee, RSPB Inversnaid
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Loch Lomond - Inversnaid
Colonial nesting holes of the Ashy Mining-bee (Andrena cineraria), RSPB Inversnaid
18 June 2016
Male Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Orange-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) emerging from a hole in a patch of soil left for bees to burrow into and form their nests in a Kelvindale, Glasgow garden. The male has an obvious tuft of orange or yellow hairs on his face, whereas the female has a smaller tuft of faded yellow hairs on her face.
03 May 2024
Male Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Orange-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) in a Kelvindale, Glasgow garden. The male has an obvious tuft of orange or yellow hairs on his face, whereas the female has a smaller tuft of faded yellow hairs on her face.
02 May 2024
Male Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Orange-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) in a Kelvindale, Glasgow garden. The male has an obvious tuft of orange or yellow hairs on his face, whereas the female has a smaller tuft of faded yellow hairs on her face.
02 May 2024
Solitary bee (Andrena semilaevis), Stirling
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Stirling
Solitary bee (Andrena semilaevis) Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock
