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Anthidium manicatum ♂
Wool-carder Bee
Große Wollbiene
Stor Uldbi
Fying at Betonica officinalis (Betony --- Heil-Ziest )
Body length 14 mm
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Villaumbrales (Palencia).
Megachile ericetorum ♂
Banded Mud-Bee
Platterbsen-Mörtelbiene
Bugsamlerbi, Bladskærerbi
Body length 13 mm
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This Northern House Wren is currently nesting in this bird house at the REC (Regenerative Earth Collective) Garden!
Equipment used: Chronos
Video Credit: Mary Connell
Megachile ericetorum ♀
Banded Mud-Bee
Platterbsen-Mörtelbiene
Bugsamlerbi, Bladskærerbi
flying at Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial Peavine --- Breitblättrige Platterbse)
Body length 15 mm
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CN 1776 trails CN P901 business train deadhead to Chicago. Most impressive that this train made the time that it did to make chicagoland before dark. July 2026
With sharp eyes fixed on the surf, the royal tern initiates the drop.Wings slice the ocean breeze at a steep angle of attack.The target is locked on, and there is no turning back.
Capel Military Show 04-07-26
Trichrysis cyanea ♀
Blue Cuckoo Wasp
Blaue Goldwespe
Vedguldhveps
Spider Wasps (Trypoxylon spp. --- previous two images) are the main hosts, but not the only ones, of this tiny beauty.
So when there are nests of Spider Wasps in your "Insect Hotel", you can almost be sure to find its cuckoo Trichrysis as well.
Body length 7 mm
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Trypoxylon figulus ♀
Spider Wasp
Töpfergrabwespe
Gravehveps
Body length 13 mm
Flying to her nest with clay, which is used to separate the cells and finally to close the nest entrance.
There are already closed tubes to be seen.
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Trypoxylon figulus ♀
Spider Wasp
Töpfergrabwespe
Gravehveps
flying a spider to her nest in an "Insect Hotel"
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--- Arrival
Xylota segnis ♂ (Diptera, Syrphidae)
Orange-belted Leafwalker
Gemeine Langbauchschwebfliege
Almindelig Træsvirreflue
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This male American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) was found in the RISD REC Garden!
Equipment used: Chronos High Speed Camera
Media Credit: Mary Connell
Capel Military Show 04-07-26
Capel Military Show 04-07-26
Departure ---
Leucozona glaucia (Diptera, Syrphidae)
Pale-saddled Hoary
Blaue Breitbandschwebfliege
Blåplettet Svirreflue
Ljus Lyktblomfluga
at Aegopodium podagraria (Ground Elder -- Giersch)
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Dioctria hyalipennis ♀ (Diptera, Asilidae)
Stripe-legged Robberfly
Gemeine Habichtsfliege
Klarvinget Engrovflue
Rovfluga
Body length 12 mm
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