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Andrena prunorum, m, back, Pennington, SD
Sexy Andrena. Yes, the normally black Andrena does have some sexy species. Here is one of my favorites. Andrena prunorum jacketed in amber with ribbing of white fur...or something like that. A common western species that leaked just enough out of the West to show up in Badlands National Park where we were studying the bee fauna of the Park. Photo by Kelly Graninger. Note the milkweek pollinia on the feet and tongue.
Beauty is nature's fact.
- Emily Dickinson. Original public domain image from Flickr
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