Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva)

Without doubt in my book, one of the most attractive & distinctive of the Andrena (Mining bees) genus, covered as it is, in that fox-red hair which positively dazzles when it's fresh and in full sun.

Here it is enjoying one of my Euphorbia:

comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Really impressed with your knowledge of bees, wasps and such. Often tricky to identify. In dutch we call this one "vosje" -> little fox. Right in your alley. Posted one year ago
1. Philip Booker
  
  Lion
  
  Ferdy
  
  Thank you
  
  It would be dishonest of me to claim a particularly high level of knowledge, but it's improving.
  
  I often defer to others and always double-check my own, often erroneous assumptions.
  
  I see this as a learning process. When I take a photo, I want to find out what it is I've captured and learn about it.
  
  As you will know, identifying some things can be near on impossible, but the satisfaction of finally doing so is immense.
  
  I learn an awful lot from this site too.
  
  Things I never imagined existed.
  
  I can't think of another site with such diversity in one place.
  Posted one year ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Too humble. The very act of being interested in the identification at all, and putting energy into it, is an admirable skill. It doesn't matter if you use help or tools, we all do. Consistently making this effort is not that common, and much appreciated!
    
    And I can only agree we're all life long learners. Thanks for the kind closing words, right back at you, as you're part of the making of the site. Posted one year ago

Yael Orgad

Lion

oh wow! this is such a pretty bee! the red fur is lovely! Posted one year ago
1. Philip Booker
  
  Lion
  
  Yael
  Isn't it just! Posted one year ago