Tag: long tongue
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Bufflehead mason bee (Osmia bucephala)
Megachilidae > Osmia > Osmia bucephala Bufflehead mason bee (Osmia bucephala) is a hefty backyard Osmia of late spring. It is one of the largest Osmia in the region, often mistaken for a bumble bee worker. This distinctive box-headed black-and-white mason bee is a frequent resident of suburban yards and gardens, where beard-tongue (Penstemon) flowers…
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American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
Apidae > Bombus > Bombus pensylvanicus American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) is an iconic, but declining bumble bee. This species is strongly associated with open lands like grasslands, prairies, and even barrier islands, but has become much harder to find in the northeast in recent years. It is thought to be almost completely extirpated from…
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Orange-tipped wood-digger bee (Anthophora terminalis)
Apidae > Anthophora > Anthophora terminalis Orange-tipped wood-digger bee (Anthophora terminalis) is a distinctive, fast-flying solitary bee of backyards and gardens. From a distance, it resembles a bumble bee worker, but is smaller and grayer, and frequently hovers in front of tubular flowers. Its namesake orange-tipped abdomen can be hard to get a good look…