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25-06-2010, 01:55 PM
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| | | Help with bee ID, please?
Hello all, can anyone help to identify this furry-looking bee? I snapped him in my little flower meadow this afternoon. He/she has a particularly vicious-looking pair of serrated mandibles and also the front legs appear to have a largish flattened area covered in golden fur. I also saw two of these come into contact while I was watching and appeared to drop to the floor fighting, but soon separated and flew off in separate directions.   |
25-06-2010, 04:02 PM
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| | | Re: Help with bee ID, please?
It is a male Megachile with expanded fore-tarsi. The most likely species is M. willughbiella |
26-06-2010, 04:08 PM
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| | | Re: Help with bee ID, please?
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Originally Posted by eucera  It is a male Megachile with expanded fore-tarsi. The most likely species is M. willughbiella | Thanks, eucera! Can you recommend a reference book which deals with bees in this country (as in bees other than bumble bees)?  |
26-06-2010, 06:12 PM
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| | | Re: Help with bee ID, please?
The sad, but unavoidable answer is no! (not if you want full keys etc.).
Chris O'Toole and Antony rRaw's book "Bees of the World" is a good intro, but deals with bees worldwide.
The best bet might be to get David Baldock's "Bees of Surrey". Despite the local nature of the book, Surrey is a very rich county. |
26-06-2010, 07:39 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| | | Re: Help with bee ID, please?
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Originally Posted by eucera The sad, but unavoidable answer is no! (not if you want full keys etc.).
Chris O'Toole and Antony rRaw's book "Bees of the World" is a good intro, but deals with bees worldwide.
The best bet might be to get David Baldock's "Bees of Surrey". Despite the local nature of the book, Surrey is a very rich county. | Thanks for the advice - I'll look out for it! | | |
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