Posts Tagged: Bees of the World

Diggin' the Digger Bee

Diggin' the digger bee... We spotted this female digger bee, Anthophora urbana, zooming in on some zinnias at UC Davis.  She buzzed loudly,...

Female digger bee, Anthophora urbana, on zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey),

Female digger bee, Anthophora urbana, on zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey),

Female digger bee, Anthophora urbana, peers over the petals of a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Female digger bee, Anthophora urbana, peers over the petals of a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Caught in flight, a female digger bee, Anthophora urbana, heads for a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Caught in flight, a female digger bee, Anthophora urbana, heads for a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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