Wool Carder Bee Porn

Wool Carder Bees mating. We have a ton in our yard during the day (they seem to vanish in early evening). The male stakes out a nectar supply, and defends it from other males and other pollinators. Very aggressive, they'll attack both honeybees and bumblebees, both of which are huge compared to them.

The male basically waits for females to show up, and then attempts to mate with them.

I love their eyes.

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Great timing on this. This are very nice shots.

nice pictures

the eyes are like stone that have been polished in a tumbler , and the legs on the male are above its back did not know they could do that.

rob

Very nice captures. Are they a true bee?

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Originally Posted by paulnj

Very nice captures. Are they a true bee?

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Yes. Small bee in the leaf-cutter/mason bee family.

Dang can't a bee get sum privacy!!!!!