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First bee photo I've taken in 2026 (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by IMALlama@lemmy.world to c/beebutts@lemmy.world

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Hopefully this will be the first of many I take this season. Hopefully^2^ I'll even take the time to break out my "real camera" at some point and go 🐝 hunting

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[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Great photo! App says it’s a European wool carder bee. I’m not familiar with these little cuties!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthidium_manicatum

They get the name "carder" from their behaviour of scraping hair from leaves[4] such as lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina). They carry this hair bundled beneath their bodies to be used as a nest lining.[5] Like other members of the tribe Anthidiini, these bees do not cut leaves or petals as is typical for megachilids.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Very cool! The highly glossy abdomen threw me off for a second until I saw the fuzz.