bees

<p>Five second video of a parasitic cuckoo wasp at one of my insect hotels. I love how their antennae are always in motion. And their huge eyes. And their metallic color. But huge pain to ID. <a href="/tags/insecthotel/" rel="tag">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="/tags/beehotel/" rel="tag">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="/tags/cuckoowasp/" rel="tag">#CuckooWasp</a> <a href="/tags/chrysididae/" rel="tag">#chrysididae</a> <a href="/tags/insects/" rel="tag">#insects</a> <a href="/tags/bees/" rel="tag">#bees</a> <a href="/tags/wasps/" rel="tag">#wasps</a></p>

<p>Please leave the leaves. And make a vow: no more leaf blowers!</p><p><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/bees/" rel="tag">#Bees</a> <a href="/tags/biodiversity/" rel="tag">#Biodiversity</a></p>

<p>Bike security in Bristol is reaching new levels. <a href="/tags/bike/" rel="tag">#bike</a> <a href="/tags/bees/" rel="tag">#bees</a> <a href="/tags/bristol/" rel="tag">#bristol</a></p>

<p>A violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea), spotted in <a href="/tags/goettingen/" rel="tag">#Goettingen</a>, Germany.</p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/insects/" rel="tag">#insects</a> <a href="/tags/bees/" rel="tag">#bees</a> <a href="/tags/carpenterbees/" rel="tag">#CarpenterBees</a> <a href="/tags/göttingen/" rel="tag">#Göttingen</a> <a href="/tags/fujifilm/" rel="tag">#Fujifilm</a> <a href="/tags/fujifilmxt2/" rel="tag">#FujifilmXT2</a> <a href="/tags/fujinon/" rel="tag">#Fujinon</a> <a href="/tags/xf90mm/" rel="tag">#XF90mm</a> </p><p>(photos: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://chaos.social/@kernpanik" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kernpanik</span></a></span> | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)</p>

<p><a href="/tags/bees/" rel="tag">#bees</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#gardening</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a></p>

<p>I hear you, this SOUNDS like a bum-blebee. But this behemoth is actually a Southern Carpenter Bee! </p><p>I love their shiny-goth carapace so much 🖤<br>(Video pans to honeybee for scale.) <a href="https://lone.earth/w/eXvSViZj37Jfw8nnnbDJgy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lone.earth/w/eXvSViZj37Jfw8nnnbDJgy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lone.earth/w/eXvSViZj37Jfw8nnn</span><span class="invisible">bDJgy</span></a><br><a href="/tags/bees/" rel="tag">#bees</a></p>

<p>The January cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features a Review by Brenman-Sutner &amp; Zayed on how new developments in &#x27;omics techniques have enabled unique insights into the ecology and evolution of bees.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf226" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf226</a></p><p>📸 Amro Zayed</p><p><a href="/tags/genome/" rel="tag">#genome</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#evolution</a> <a href="/tags/bees/" rel="tag">#bees</a> <a href="/tags/pollinators/" rel="tag">#pollinators</a></p>