Fecha añadida
14 may. 2024
a las 05:09 PM PDT
Descripción
RIP lil lady
(snack for the crab spider)
Fecha añadida
15 may. 2024
a las 12:54 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
13 may. 2024
a las 01:27 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
14 may. 2024
a las 03:12 AM UTC
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Looks similar to an Anthidiellum nest, but not as smooth (possibly older?) and missing airflow sprout.
Fecha añadida
12 may. 2024
a las 02:23 PM PDT
Descripción
WaBA 7 three Halictids. many mostly single or pairs of blossoms, spread out across rocky soil.
Fecha añadida
11 may. 2024
a las 08:46 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
12 may. 2024
a las 04:13 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
12 may. 2024
a las 04:14 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
10 may. 2024
a las 09:48 AM PDT
Descripción
iNat had different recommendations for each picture, fuzzy-horned bumblebee and Vancouver bumblebee were two, the other two weren't bees. I lifted up a yard-waste bin I had sitting in the yard for a long time and found a bee nest! I used the container for its intended purposes then carefully placed it back at night. The bees were actively covering their exposed nest in the interim, and had got it mostly covered in a few hours time.
Fecha añadida
10 may. 2024
a las 03:11 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
09 may. 2024
a las 03:43 PM PDT
Descripción
nectar robber on Aquilegia formosa
Fecha añadida
09 may. 2024
a las 10:38 PM UTC
Fecha añadida
02 may. 2024
a las 06:56 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
01 may. 2024
a las 05:27 PM HST
Fecha añadida
30 abr. 2024
a las 08:50 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
30 abr. 2024
a las 11:12 PM CDT
Fecha añadida
01 may. 2024
a las 04:45 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
01 may. 2024
a las 05:01 AM UTC
Descripción
can’t tell what the pink is
Fecha añadida
30 abr. 2024
a las 12:14 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
29 abr. 2024
a las 10:17 PM CDT
Fecha añadida
29 abr. 2024
a las 09:06 AM EDT
Fecha añadida
28 abr. 2024
a las 10:19 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
29 abr. 2024
a las 05:18 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
28 abr. 2024
a las 10:22 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
21 abr. 2024
a las 02:09 PM PDT
Descripción
west nearer to Marlyn Nelson park entrance, where a slump made a bank and flowers could grow.
Fecha añadida
24 abr. 2024
a las 09:33 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
27 abr. 2024
a las 11:21 AM CDT
Fecha añadida
27 abr. 2024
a las 05:03 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
27 abr. 2024
a las 04:43 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
28 abr. 2024
a las 04:49 PM EDT
Fecha añadida
26 abr. 2024
a las 10:57 PM UTC
Fecha añadida
26 abr. 2024
a las 10:09 PM UTC
Fecha añadida
08 feb. 2024
a las 12:47 PM MST
Fecha añadida
23 abr. 2024
a las 12:07 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
24 abr. 2024
a las 07:13 AM PDT
Fecha añadida
23 abr. 2024
a las 10:42 AM PDT
Fecha añadida
23 abr. 2024
a las 06:02 PM UTC
Descripción
Photos are artificially narrowed for some reason. Bee is somewhat wider than shown.
Fecha añadida
23 abr. 2024
a las 06:56 PM UTC
Descripción
albino plant? leaves waxy and thick to touch, no pigmentation on plant
Fecha añadida
23 abr. 2024
a las 06:37 PM UTC
Fecha añadida
06 abr. 2024
a las 05:18 PM CDT
Descripción
One video shows the mating behavior of many males around a female that emerged recently, and the other videos show some of the male activity over the nesting area as they search for emerging females. It's hard to capture how many bees were active and how impressive of their activity is in both sight and sound, but these videos give a limited sense of it, although you'll have to imagine the immersive buzz the bees made all around me unless/until I can extract audio to upload as a sound file. (By the way, the slight motion of the background relative to the foreground in the videos is an artifact of processing used stabilize the hand-held video so it doesn't jump around.)
The still photos show new nests (indicated by the fresh sand piles) being dug by females that have already emerged and mated. Over the past few days, the number of new nests went from a few to dozens in several nesting areas I've observed throughout this area; nearly all of the nests in the last two photos were new since I searched that sand ridge a few days ago.
Here's an approximate timeline of activity for these bees based on my observations:
Around March 15, the first males became active. They were common and active around the flowering manzanitas and huckleberries; it looked like they were patrolling for females as well as occasionally feeding at the flowers (e.g., this observation).
About 10 days later, around March 26, males were actively patrolling nesting sites in the sand, although no new nest burrows were present yet. The first females became active and the first mating took place (e.g., this observation).
About a week later, around April 3, males became abundant and highly active around nesting areas, while some males still patrolled flowering plants (in this area still mainly manzanita and huckbleberry plants), and additional females became active along with more mating. The first large mating aggregations became obvious. New nest burrows were still rare (e.g., this observation and this observation).
Within days (by April 5), females that had mated were digging many new nest burrows (e.g., this observation and today's observation above).
For now, activity continues whenever rain stops, clouds thin, and temperatures reach the high 40s to mid 50s F.
Fecha añadida
22 abr. 2024
a las 05:53 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
21 abr. 2024
a las 06:13 PM PDT
Descripción
flowers nearly white, longish black hairs on calyx, long calyx lobes, flower stem straight erect and stout
Fecha añadida
20 abr. 2024
a las 04:27 PM PDT
Descripción
10 or more bees - patrolling behavior on Nookta Roses not in bloom. May have emerged beneath the rose bushes.
Fecha añadida
17 abr. 2024
a las 05:36 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
18 abr. 2024
a las 11:53 AM PDT
Descripción
Maybe? They were on almost every Arctomecon merriamii plant in the area.
Fecha añadida
19 abr. 2024
a las 01:35 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
17 abr. 2024
a las 08:04 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
17 abr. 2024
a las 10:52 PM UTC
Fecha añadida
05 jun. 2022
a las 02:02 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
17 abr. 2024
a las 06:58 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
08 abr. 2024
a las 01:27 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
16 abr. 2024
a las 09:16 AM CDT
Fecha añadida
16 abr. 2024
a las 10:25 PM UTC
Fecha añadida
10 abr. 2024
a las 12:42 PM PDT
Descripción
Tesla charging station behind hotel, WaBA Sample 2: Andrena male, dark abdomen yellow clypeus, tan brown thorax.
Fecha añadida
14 abr. 2024
a las 09:30 AM PDT
Descripción
Larval Sailfin Sculpin, observed while nightlighting at Shilshole Marina
Fecha añadida
14 abr. 2024
a las 01:11 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
12 abr. 2024
a las 08:01 PM CDT
Fecha añadida
11 abr. 2024
a las 05:48 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
11 abr. 2024
a las 11:55 PM CST
Fecha añadida
10 abr. 2024
a las 10:25 AM PDT
Fecha añadida
09 abr. 2024
a las 10:35 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
09 abr. 2024
a las 08:08 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
09 abr. 2024
a las 08:29 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
09 abr. 2024
a las 08:50 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
10 abr. 2024
a las 05:18 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
06 jul. 2023
a las 10:33 AM PDT
Descripción
Bracts of racemes oblong/obovate, at least 1/2 as long as pedicels. Flowers greenish-white. Leaves lobes less than half their length. WNHP G4/S2. Good times
Qué
Pavo
(Meleagris gallopavo)
Fecha añadida
08 abr. 2024
a las 09:14 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
08 abr. 2024
a las 06:18 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
08 abr. 2024
a las 10:02 AM CDT
Qué
Abejas
(Epifamilia Anthophila)
Fecha añadida
31 mar. 2024
a las 03:29 AM UTC
Descripción
This observation is for the bee. The spider is in a different observation.
Fecha añadida
11 may. 2020
a las 09:54 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
08 abr. 2024
a las 02:25 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
04 abr. 2024
a las 08:53 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
04 abr. 2024
a las 09:45 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
04 abr. 2024
a las 10:19 AM PDT
Descripción
Two female Pine Grosbeaks. They were foraging on a gravel road, and bathing in a puddle before shaking themselves off in a tree and then flying away. Very tame birds, as I did not even see them until I was about 15 feet away and they were unfazed that I had gotten so close.
Mapped location not exact for privacy reasons.
Fecha añadida
04 abr. 2024
a las 02:22 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
04 abr. 2024
a las 10:15 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
07 ago. 2019
a las 03:01 PM MDT
Fecha añadida
10 ene. 2024
a las 06:58 PM PST
Fecha añadida
30 mar. 2021
a las 08:58 PM PDT
Descripción
Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California
Fecha añadida
03 abr. 2024
a las 10:01 PM PDT
Qué
Ayarín
(Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Fecha añadida
04 abr. 2024
a las 08:02 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
13 ago. 2023
a las 10:14 AM EDT
Fecha añadida
01 abr. 2024
a las 09:18 AM PDT
Descripción
Resting on fence rail
Today I am using mostly telephoto + extension tubes to try to observe as many different insect species as I can rather than try to get pristine photos of a few cooperative individuals. I don’t expect all images to be good enough to allow species ID. The primary goal is to document that there are bees out already.
Fecha añadida
01 abr. 2024
a las 12:53 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
02 abr. 2024
a las 02:26 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
01 abr. 2024
a las 08:50 PM CDT
Qué
Abejas
(Epifamilia Anthophila)
Fecha añadida
31 mar. 2024
a las 07:58 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
25 mar. 2024
a las 09:36 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
31 mar. 2024
a las 06:32 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
30 mar. 2024
a las 06:26 PM PDT
Descripción
The gorget of the male Rufous Hummingbird reflects light and instantly changes colors. It sometimes looks like you could peel it off.
Fecha añadida
22 jul. 2019
a las 04:05 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
30 mar. 2024
a las 09:53 AM CST
Fecha añadida
30 mar. 2024
a las 09:53 AM CST
Fecha añadida
27 mar. 2024
a las 02:44 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
26 mar. 2024
a las 03:09 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
23 mar. 2024
a las 05:37 PM PDT
Fecha añadida
23 mar. 2024
a las 09:54 PM PDT
Descripción
For the prey--is it a black beetle?
Fecha añadida
22 mar. 2024
a las 04:21 AM UTC
Fecha añadida
16 feb. 2024
a las 09:54 PM PST
Descripción
Triungulins (?) on a Eucera sp. from the Western Washington Insect Collection (WWUC). Meloidae is my best guess, not sure what other types of triungulins are out there. Specimen from 1966