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I am reporting this observation today after just posting one yesterday. They must now be all over New Plymouth. This morning I got a call to a private garden by the owners who has some unusual bees flying around. I saw about 15 or so Wool Carder bees and was lucky to get shots of a female and a male. Have attached photos of both. They were homing in on flowering basil plants.
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First observed these bees (both male and female) feeding on rosemary flowers in my garden in March/April 2013. Have continued to see them since then.
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First observed these bees (both male and female) feeding on rosemary flowers in my garden in March/April 2013. Have continued to see them since then.
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I am reporting this observation today after just posting one yesterday. They must now be all over New Plymouth. This morning I got a call to a private garden by the owners who has some unusual bees flying around. I saw about 15 or so Wool Carder bees and was lucky to get shots of a female and a male. Have attached photos of both. They were homing in on flowering basil plants.
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Visiting flowers of Stachys arvensis (plant entered as a separate observation), while completely ignoring the Galinsoga flowers. That's consistent with what's been said about these bees favouring bluish flowers.
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Visiting flowers of Stachys arvensis (plant entered as a separate observation), while completely ignoring the Galinsoga flowers. That's consistent with what's been said about these bees favouring bluish flowers.
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Large number of both males and females flying around garden. (this specimen is a female)
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Large number of both males and females flying around garden. (this specimen is a female)
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This guy alternated his time between nectaring and trying to keep all of the honeybees and bumblebees away from HIS flowers. It was pretty funny to watch.
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Noticed a bee aggressively attacking any other insect that moved towards the bergamot flowers so took a photo of it to identify the bee i did not recognize.
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Noticed a bee aggressively attacking any other insect that moved towards the bergamot flowers so took a photo of it to identify the bee i did not recognize.
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Several, feeding on purple toadflax. Seemed to be being aggressive to bumblebees attempting to feed on the same plants.
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Several, feeding on purple toadflax. Seemed to be being aggressive to bumblebees attempting to feed on the same plants.
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Wasp of some kind?
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Wasp of some kind?
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Seen on a coolish day, on the lawn, on a lesser hawkbit flower.
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Seen on a coolish day, on the lawn, on a lesser hawkbit flower.
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Seen on a coolish day, on the lawn, on a lesser hawkbit flower.
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Seen on a coolish day, on the lawn, on a lesser hawkbit flower.
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First spotted collecting balls of fluff from our lambs ear plant on the 30th Dec 2015. Photos taken 1st Jan 2016 when she returned again. Wouldn't keep still long for many photos, but got these throughout the day. Don't think the Wool Carder Bee has been reported in the Wellington area previously. Will be keen to hear if anyone else has seen one.