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 outside world.
I think she is coming.
Ah! Here she is…
Come to me my darling. I love you :-)))
They take off looking for some place to hide from predators, sometimes followed by a bunch of other males. Once coupled though it seems the other males have no chance.
A few twigs of grass on the side of the road appears to be sufficient cover.
Love has been found…
We had a day at Babbage Island in Carnarvon, Western Australia, the hunt for activity of the Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni. It was Linda Rogan who discovered this nesting site in 2013, along an infrequently used dirt road. The Camel Bush was found at the South West corner of the island (check out our photos in the Bee section on the Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni.
Footnote & References
- Photographs Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni, QLD © Marc Newman, Flickr, https://flickr.com/photos/koolbee/albums
- Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni < Bee < Insects, Ausemade