Blue Banded Bee
by Us Geological Survey
Title
Blue Banded Bee
Artist
Us Geological Survey
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Blue banded bee. Macrophotograph of a blue banded bee (Amegilla sp.). This bee's long tongue has a brushed tip designed to lap nectar and pollen. Also visible are the mouthparts which create a tube for sucking up nectar when it is plentiful. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying, cataloguing and monitoring bees and other insect species.
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June 30th, 2016
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