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On this day, I touched a bumble bee. She was very docile and cooperative.
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Public Domain 2011 Randolph Femmer Courtesy of life.nbii.gov
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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Human Impact | Domestic AnimalsDescription: A domesticated bee colony.Capture device: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTiCapture details: Lens: Canon 75-300mm zoom lenseLocality: Latitude: 2.864999470000000e+001; Longitude: -8.069921720000001e+001
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Public Domain 2011 Annette Olson Courtesy of life.nbii.gov
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Category hierarchy: Animals | InsectsDescription: A honeybee foraging (and thus simultaneously pollinating) a Chinese tallow tree, an introduced species to East Texas. The bee is one of hundreds of bees foraging on the adult tree. Capture device: Sony CyberShot DSC-P200 digitalLocality: Latitude: 3.197433390000000e+001; Longitude: -9.481382520000000e+001
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Figure 1.Spilomena socialis sp. n., holotype female, lateral habitus.
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Figure 2.Spilomena socialis sp. n., holotype female, head and mesonotum dorsal view.
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Figure 3.Spilomena socialis sp. n., holotype female, head frontal view.
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Figure 4.Spilomena socialis sp. n., holotype female, fore and hind wing.
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Figure 5.Spilomena socialis sp. n., male head, frontal view.
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Figures 20–24.Trichothurgus bolitophilus Durante & Roig Alsina, sp. n. 20 female holotype, habitus 21 female paratype Pampa Pelada, face 22 female paratype Pampa Pelada, detail of clypeus and facial prominence 23 female paratype Pampa Pelada, labrum: k, median longitudinal keel; p, paramedian carina; l, lateral carina; f, longitudinal furrow; c, preapical constriction 24 male, face.
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Figures 20–24.Trichothurgus bolitophilus Durante & Roig Alsina, sp. n. 20 female holotype, habitus 21 female paratype Pampa Pelada, face 22 female paratype Pampa Pelada, detail of clypeus and facial prominence 23 female paratype Pampa Pelada, labrum: k, median longitudinal keel; p, paramedian carina; l, lateral carina; f, longitudinal furrow; c, preapical constriction 24 male, face.
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Figures 1–6.Details of Lithurgus huberi Ducke from Minas Gerais, Brazil (left column: 1, 3, 5) and Lithurgus atratus Smith (NHML syntypes) (right column: 2, 4, 6). Facial views (1, 2), detail of facial prominence (3, 4), and inner surface of metabasitarsus emphasizing the apical expansion and glabrous surface (5, 6).
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Figure 7.Distribution records of Lithurgus huberi Ducke, including the new records discussed herein.
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Figures 1–7.Zikanapis tucumana (Moure, 1945). 1 General view of the nesting site at Vinchina (La Rioja province) before sunrise 2 Female of Zikanapis tucumana during foraging activity 3 Tumulus, turret andopennest entrance 4 Main and lateral tunnel showing one cell at the end (arrow) 5 General view of nest architecture, scale line: 1 cm 6 Remains of a cell with part of the provisions. Note the curvature of neck 7 Nestarchitecture.
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Figures 8–18.Ptiloglossa tarsata (Friese, 1900). 8 General view of the nesting site at “La Florida” (Salta province), the arrow indicates the location of the nest; 9 Female of Ptiloglossa tarsata foraging in a flower of Solanum sp. 10 Tumulus of unconsolidated soil, scale line: 1 cm 11 General view showing the nest architecture with a cell at the end of the main tunnel 12 Group of scratches probably produced by female´s mandibles. The arrow indicates their location in the main tunne; 13(a) cell with cellophane-like lining and provisions, (b) neck and (c) entrance tunnel, scale line: 1 cm 14 One cell showing the cellophane-like lining on the wall, scale line: 1 cm 15 Spiral closure of one cell, scale line: 0.5 cm 16 Cocoon operculum with holes, scale line: 0.5 cm 17 Scanning electron micrograph of the cocoon operculum showing the fabric of silk threads with small circular holes, scale: 500 µm 18 Onecircular hole surrounded by silk threads, scale: 50 µm.
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Figures 19–23.19 Nest architecture of Ptiloglossa tarsata (Friese, 1900). 20 Cell with provisions and egg, cell neck, spiral closure, and entrance tunnel of Ptiloglossa tarsata 21 Nest architecture of Ptiloglossa matutina (Schrottky, 1904) 22 Nest architecture of Cadeguala albopilosa (Spinola, 1851) 23 Cell with provisions and egg, cell neck, location of the cell closure and entrance tunnel of Cadeguala albopilosa.
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Figures 24–29.Ptiloglossa matutina (Schrottky, 1904). 24 General view of the nesting site at Reserva Karadya, Andresito (Misiones province) 25 Nest entrance closed by a plug of soil(arrow), scale line:1 cm 26 Soil with roots, litter, some rocks, and remains of the main tunnel (arrow) 27 Cell showing the larva partially submerged in provisions, cellophane lining, and the wad cotton-like material attached the cell closure, scale line: 0.5 cm 28 Detail of the cell closure with the cotton-like material 29 Cell and neck wall with the lining removed. Note the high curvature.
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Figures 19–23.19 Nest architecture of Ptiloglossa tarsata (Friese, 1900). 20 Cell with provisions and egg, cell neck, spiral closure, and entrance tunnel of Ptiloglossa tarsata 21 Nest architecture of Ptiloglossa matutina (Schrottky, 1904) 22 Nest architecture of Cadeguala albopilosa (Spinola, 1851) 23 Cell with provisions and egg, cell neck, location of the cell closure and entrance tunnel of Cadeguala albopilosa.
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Figures 30–37.Cadeguala albopilosa (Spinola, 1851). 30 General view of the nest site at Bahia Mansa, Parque Nacional Los Alerces (Chubut province) 31 tumulusof unconsolidated soil32 two main tunnels and longitudinal view of the soil containing a thin ash layer 33 a pair of cells with provisions, necks and lateral tunnels, scale line: 1 cm 34 remains of cells of other nest, scale line: 1 cm 35–36 tomography images of one block of soil containing Cadeguala albopilosa nests, arrows indicate cells 37 3D-reconstruction of one nest and isolate cells.