Image of wool-carder bee
Description:
This is a female specimen of an introduced (invasive) species in North America. These bees are becoming extremely numerous here in Illinois - they are large and aggressive towards other insects competing for flower nectar - in this case, the crown vetch plant - Coronilla varia, itself an invasive species.
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, and ants)
- Apocrita (wasp)
- Aculeata
- Apoidea (bees & apoid Wasps)
- Megachilidae (leaf-cutter bees, mason bees, and relatives)
- Anthidium
- Anthidium manicatum (wool-carder bee)
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Source Information
- license
- cc-by-nc-sa-3.0
- copyright
- 2005 Cirrus Digital Imaging
- photographer
- Bruce Marlin
- original
- original media file
- visit source
- partner site
- CalPhotos in DwC-A
- ID
