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Dunno what her chances are…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ Took a quick run down to a mates place today a bit south of Gero (near Walkaway for those that know the Midwest) to give my dingo girl a run with her dingo boyfriend. Awesome area… Continue reading
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Ruby… bubbling
Author Gary Taylor ◦ Just a quick one…gonna try real hard not to get side-tracked this time… just the facts… I try not to post the same bee more than a couple of times and that the last one was… Continue reading
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The bee most likely to fall out of bed…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ The Thyreus waroonensis is kleptoparasitic, cute and just a little clumsy 😄 If there was a list of bees most likely to ‘fall out of bed’ as I call it, they would be right up the… Continue reading
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What’s the buzz…
Author Marc Newman and friends ◦ Our BBB (Blue Banded Bee) and Lipotriches muscosa are both buzz pollinators. On this flowering Nandina, is it a matter of who got here first… The Nandina is nearing the end of flowering, and… Continue reading
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To bubble or not to bubble…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ A quick one before I start my yard work… I spotted this little male Hylaeus on a Flame Grevillea (eriostachya) yesterday. He looked like was about to “bubble” but the wind was waving the long, skinny… Continue reading
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Peek-a-boo…
Author Gary Taylor ◦ “Peek-a-boo…”…the Amegilla (Blue banded bees) love the Morning Glory flowers, but they are only morning glory, by midday they’re closing up, done, finito, to be replaced by brand new ones the next morning… For the sleepyhead… Continue reading
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Looking for Love…
Author Marc Newman ◦ This male Dawson’s Burrowing Bee is checking if a female may be forthcoming. I doubt there was room to turn around and we didn’t see them backing in so this male is probably just entering the… Continue reading
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Too much for Mrs Carpenter Bee
Author Marc Newman ◦ Our miserable cold weather of the last two days was too much for Mrs. Carpenter Bee, who we found on our back steps waiting for the sun to warm her up. I could see her breathing… Continue reading
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Lesser noticed (but often more exquisite) little native bees
Euryglossinae and Hylaeinae Author Gary Taylor ◦ I gotta admit I’m a bit of a fan of our lesser noticed (but often more exquisite) little native bees, particularly Euryglossinae and Hylaeinae. Ok, quick run down here, bare with me, I’ll… Continue reading
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Golden moments…
Author Koh Lin ◦ There are times in your life when you can do something good. It may not be earth shattering or monumental, but it can leave you feeling good… and that cannot be bad… So it was that… Continue reading
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The Coastal Moort
Author Gary Taylor ◦ You notice over time that certain types of flowers will attract certain types of bees, yet others aren’t remotely interested… But everyone loves a platypus. Eucalyptus platypus, also known as the Coastal Moort, has to bee… Continue reading
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alone in her last few moments to ponder such a short existence
Author Gary Taylor ◦ My posts are usually happy but this one’s a bit of a sad one… I was standing near my BeeTown, but just back a bit ‘cos I’d noticed several different male Megachiles using a nearby post… Continue reading