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Blueberry Bee
Blueberry Bee (Osmia ribifloris: Megachilidae) Foraging on Texas Thistle.
Habitat
Post Oak Savanna vegetational area. Margin of an oak/elm/hackberry woodland at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
Location
Blinn College, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2020
Scientific name
Osmia ribifloris
Equipment used
Canon
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Another bit of wildlife I have never heard of and that is one beautifully colored Bee Stanley!
 
What a lovely name for this lovely bee, Stanley, and what a marvellous study of him.
 
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He contrasts brilliantly on that beautiful purple flowerhead, doesn't he.

A wonderful picture Stanley - many thanks laddie.
 

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Invertebrates
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Stanley Jones
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