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Miners EOL Observer Cards Look for small holes, often surrounded by mounds of excavated soil, on lawns or sparsely vegetated open areas as evidence of mining bees. Other mining bees nest in vertical soil banks and some construct tube-like turrets by sticking together small soil pellets with a gluey secretion. Sandy or loamy soil is often preferred. Supplemental Notes Mining bees make up about 70% of our native bee fauna, and nest architecture below ground varies widely among different species. Nests may extend 60 cm or more in depth, with one or more tunnels leading to the brood cells where eggs are laid and the young develop. Most species line the cells with a secretion to make them waterproof and resistant to mold. Although mining bees are typically solitary nesters, some species nest in dense aggregations of thousands of bees, each bee in its own nest. Images: 1. The nests of Anthophora bomboides can be found near the sea shore. © Sean McCann; 2. Turrets at the nest entrances of Anthophora abrupta. © John Hartgerink; 3. The hind end of an Andrena bradleyi as she enters her nest. © Zach Portman; 4. Colletes inaequalis lines its nest with a waterproof “cellophane.” © Michael Battenberg. Author: Jessica Rykken, PhD. Editor: Jeff Holmes, PhD. More information at: eol.org Content Licensed Under a Creative Commons License
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Page 5 and 6: Bees Anatomy Body Plan 1 2 Antenna
Page 7 and 8: Anatomy Bees Look-alikes 1 2 3 4 5
Page 9 and 10: Anatomy Bees Size and Shape 1 2 3 4
Page 11 and 12: Anatomy Bees Body Color 1 3 5 2 4 6
Page 13 and 14: Anatomy Bees Antennae 1 2 Flagellum
Page 15 and 16: Anatomy Bees Wings 1 1 2 3 4 Submar
Page 17 and 18: Anatomy Bees Males vs Females 1 2 A
Page 19 and 20: Anatomy Bees Pollen Transport 1 3 2
Page 21 and 22: Anatomy Bees Tongue Length 1 4 2 3
Page 23 and 24: Anatomy Bees Pilosity 1 4 2 5 3 6
Page 25 and 26: Anatomy Bees Stingers 1 3 2 4 Sting
Page 27 and 28: Foraging Bees Food Sources 1 3 4 2
Page 29 and 30: Foraging Bees Plant Specialization
Page 31 and 32: Foraging Bees Nectar Robbers 1 3 2
Page 33 and 34: Lifestyles Bees Social Bees 1 3 2 4
Page 35 and 36: Lifestyles Bees Solitary Bees 1 3 2
Page 37 and 38: Lifestyles Bees Cuckoo Bees 1 4 2 3
Page 39: Nesting Habits Bees Miners 1 2 3 4
Page 43 and 44: Nesting Habits Bees Leafcutters 1 2
Page 45 and 46: Nesting Habits Bees Carpenters 1 2
Page 47 and 48: Behavior Bees Male Aggregations 1 2
Page 49 and 50: Behavior Bees Male Behaviors 1 2 3
Page 51 and 52: Pollination Bees Effective Pollinat
Page 53 and 54: Pollination Bees Floral Lures 1 2 3
Page 55 and 56: Pollination Bees Buzz Pollination 1
Page 57 and 58: Pollination Bees Crop Pollination 1
Page 59 and 60: Life Cycle Bees Development Stages
Page 61 and 62: Life Cycle Bees Seasonality 1 2 3 4
Page 63 and 64: Associations Bees Hitchhikers 1 2 3
Page 65 and 66: Techniques Bees Collecting 1 2 3 4
Page 67 and 68: Techniques Bees Conservation 1 3 2

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