Osmia mystery, u, left, Cook Co. MN
Mystery Osmia, from the tip of Minnesota, Cook County, collected as part of project that Joan Milam is working on. I, however, cannot figure out what species this is (some of the northern Osmia are not well known and in a state of muddle), so am putting out this picture to see who can help me out. Thoughts welcome. Photo by the fab Cole Cheng, who now is on school virus lock down so cannot come in to the lab any longer...sigh.
We Are Made One with What We Touch and See
We are resolved into the supreme air,
We are made one with what we touch and see,
With our heart's blood each crimson sun is fair,
With our young lives each spring impassioned tree
Flames into green, the wildest beasts that range
The moor our kinsmen are, all life is one, and all is change.
- Oscar Wilde. Original public domain image from Flickr