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A bee that lives in squash flowers!
Pruinose Squash Bee or Eastern Cucurbit Bee (Peponapis pruinosa)
September 4 and August 30, 2024
Southeastern Pennsylvania
#color is a little funky in the first photo#bugs#bug#photographers on tumblr#Peponapis pruinosa#Pruinose Squash Bee#Eastern Cucurbit Bee#bee#bees#bugblr#beeblr#entomology#insect#insects#animals#nature#wildlife photography
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As with most bees squash bees are declining. The also don’t seem to like cucumbers. They nest in the ground especially if the soul is irrigated or cleared by fire. Tilling has a negative effect on them.
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A bee that lives in squash flowers!
Pruinose Squash Bee or Eastern Cucurbit Bee (Peponapis pruinosa)
September 4 and August 30, 2024
Southeastern Pennsylvania
#cute#bee#ground nesting bee#squash bee#peponapis pruinosa#pruinose squash bee#eastern cucurbit bee#bees#now I want to plant squash#genus loci#local wildlife
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