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Andrena carlini, f, side, Cecil Co. Maryland
A dark spring Andrena mining bee seen throughout the East in woodlands and the edge of woodlands foraging on the blooms of trees and the flowers that appear in early spring within rich deciduous woods.
Andrena carlini is often the most common Andrena. One of the few bees in this large taxonomic group with dark pollen collecting hairs. Photography by Amanda Robinson's.
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