Insect morning

[ChromeScholar]

The mimosa tree was swarming this morning...

 

[Pixiebeak]

I especially love pipevine swallowtail! In picture 5!!!





I naturalist is an app, thst you can load pictures of pollinators, or anything in nature! It helps identify and people help identify. Used to help nature, and for fun

 

[WillowQ]

Wow! Both of you have such gorgeous photos.

i love photographing bees and butterflies on flowers. I oughta take Willow to the pedestrian mall tomorrow and get some pics of Willow with the summer planters.

here is Willow near the justice center by my home.

 

[WillowQ]

Just noticed the honeybee on passionflower. Wow! Those flowers look alien.

 

[Spearmint]

Those are absolutely stunning!! I adore bugs, so these made my day

 

[Tyrion]

Beautiful

 

[Pixiebeak]

Just noticed the honeybee on passionflower. Wow! Those flowers look alien.

That's a feather legged scoliid wasp in passion flower

 

[WillowQ]

That's a feather legged scoliid wasp in passion flower

Thanks for letting me know. I haven’t viewed bees vs wasps for a long time. What are the differences? I see the abdomen looks longer and maybe more yellow than amber but thought the leg “feathers” were the honeybee baskets.

I think these are “stealth wasps”.


“How can you tell the difference between a honey bee and a wasp?
Bees tend to be 'hairy' to allow pollen to be gathered more easily whilst wasps tend to be bald and shiny in appearance. Honey bees are social insects and live in a nest which may contain several thousand workers. Unlike wasps and bumble bees, the honey bee's nest survives for many years.

Renfrewshire Council (Public) - Renfrewshire Website › ...
The difference between wasps and bees - Renfrewshire Website

 

[Lady Jane]

Outstanding photography. Have you ever been on a photo safari?