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Is
it a bee? The Logan bee lab helps you distinguish bees from other
similar insects.
NEW! A bee identification exercise to
try with master gardeners, kids and other groups.
Click on image to see a larger version.
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 Osmia
lignaria, the blue orchard bee, on plum. |
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Osmia ribifloris on barberry flower. Photo by Jack Dykinga, courtesy of Suzanne Batra, USDA ARS |
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Hornfaced Bee, Osmia cornifrons. Note
pollen-collecting hairs filled with pollen, under the abdomen. Photo from Suzanne Batra, USDA ARS |
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Hornfaced Bee, Osmia cornifrons. Photo from Suzanne Batra, USDA ARS |
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The alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, on
alfalfa flowers. Photo by Karen Strickler |
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Megachile relativa cutting a leaf. Photo by Karen Strickler |
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Megachile relativa entering a trap nest. | |
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Sweat bee, Halictidae, on dandelion. Nest in the
ground; some have social nesting behavior, with a queen and workers. Photo from Suzanne Batra, USDA ARS |
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"Plasterer" or "Polyester" bee, Colletes inaequalis at her nest
entrance. She nests in the ground, and lines the cells for each
of her offspring with a glandular secretion like cellophane. Photo from Suzanne Batra, USDA ARS |
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Digger bee male, Anthophoridae, on cone flower, Ratibida
columnifera. Photo by Karen Strickler |
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Carder bee, Anthidium sp.? on Gallardia.
A twig nesting bee that uses cottony plant hairs in it's nest. Photo by Karen Strickler |
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Carpenter bee male, Xylocopa virginica, taking nectar
from Wisteria. Note yellow clypeus (part of the face). Yellow
faces are common in male bees. Photo from Suzanne Batra, USDA ARS |
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Bumble bee, Bombus sp. on rose These bees live
in annual colonies, with a queen and workers. Note pollen loads on
hind legs. Photo by Karen Strickler |
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Hummingbird moth
(also called clearwing moth, in the hawkmoth family, Sphingidae)
sometimes mistaken for a bee, on Buddleia Photo by Dawn Herzig |
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Revised: July 16, 2003.
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2001 Karen
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