this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2026
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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.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm in northern Germany and haven't seen a single one, a few bumblebees and had a large wasp nest near my door last year but they seem to have died over the winter, planted more flowers for them this year but still no sign of them.

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

That's sad to hear :( we live in Northern US - not all the way north, but reasonably close. We had more bees than usual earlier this season, but it's not really bee season yet. Our yard has a lot of clover and pollenator friendly plants. In a few more weeks we'll have a ton of bees around.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 3 points 2 weeks ago

I hope that will happen here, i actually saw one today finally and it really liked the wild flowers i planted, hopefully it invites it's friends.