Sunday, September 4, 2011

Anthophora Urbana

I believe that this bee is an Anthophora urbana. Their is not a lot of information that I can find on this particular species. The Anthophora genus is one of the largest genus in the Apidae Family with over 450 species world wide.
What I did find out about the Anthophora Urbana is that they are solitary bees that dig underground nests in the sand or dirt. They do drink nectar like other bees and help to pollinate flowers. If you know anything more about these cool looking bees please feel free to share your info in the comments below.


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11 comments:

  1. TeresaSeptember 4, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    Don't think I've ever seen one like this before. It really is cool looking.

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  2. EMilySeptember 4, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Very Cool!

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  3. Kim, USASeptember 4, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    My first time to see a bee that is not yellow hehe. Great macro shots!

    Pitcher Plant

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  4. A Bit of the BlarneySeptember 4, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    A close up of a been is well done! Not an easy task! WOW!! Cathy

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  5. namakiSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    This is very nice !

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  6. Bom / Plant ChaserSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    What an unusual looking bee. Great capture! You found its underground nest, too.

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  7. Rosie GanSeptember 4, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    It chose the perfect colour to rest on...gives it contrast.
    Lovely.
    Rosie

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  8. Leif HagenSeptember 5, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Great macro of that bee working on a flower!
    Macro Monday regards from EAGAN daily photo

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  9. AnonymousMay 11, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    This is NOT a bee!

    Bees, particularly Anthophora species are Extremely hairy.

    The body form is more robust in bees, dramatically so compared to this wasp.

    This is a wasp in the family Cabronidae.

    and to the yellow bee comment above, most bees are not yellow.

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  10. GWDeveloperMay 14, 2012 at 8:06 PM

    We've had a really nice Anthophora Urbana flying around lately. Check out the video we captured of it today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTeD-xo5P50

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  11. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    Bembix

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