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AJ [they/them]

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anthropology🏺|| entomology 🐝 || 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
also star trek - data my boy <3
thats pretty much it lmao

all the bee images can be found at https://ecdysis.org/
if they don't have an image id in my post, there is one in the reblogs

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AJ [they/them]

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woo bee time! this time its an orchid bee, or from the Euglossa taxon

these guys are another favorite because of their color and the males have absolutely wild looking rear legs #dailybee #entomology #idigbees

a bee on a pin, imaged from the top. the bee is a bright metallic blue-green with all his legs underneath his body, and his wings tucked in. the pinhead is out of focus at the right side of his back

a bee on a pin, imaged from the side. the bee is a bright metallic blue-green. his wings fan out above his abdomen. his tongue curls down blow his legs which are slightly stretched down. the last pair of legs, the closer of which is the only one visible, has an enlarged segment characteristic of males of the species

August 24, 2024 at 12:07 AM

AJ [they/them]

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todays bee:
Bombus dahlbomii! my favorite <33

love these little (big) guys, theyre so so pretty, this guy especially. the others are more of a yellow shade (i have another posted) while he looks like a cheeto

#idigbees #dailybee #entomology #bees

a bee on a pin, imaged from the top. the bee is a red orange shade, with the wings tucked back over the abdomen and his legs slightly tucked under. at the bottom left there is CSU_ENT1245004 and a scale bar set at 3 millimeters

A bee on a pin, imaged from the left side. the bee is a red orange shade with brown/black legs and the wings laying flat over the abdomen. in the bottom left is CSU_ENT1245004_L and in the bottom right is a scale bar measuring 3 millimeters

a bee on a pin, imaged from the front. the bee is a red orange with some slight yellow on his face. the antennae are sticking out in front of his eyes which are light brown. at the bottom there is CSU_ENT1245004_F and a scale bar set at 3mm

July 4, 2024 at 10:21 PM

AJ [they/them]

@vinajax.bsky.social

todays bee of the day! (been a while, apologies - its been so busy)

her species is Svastra, i dont know any ID beyond that unfortunately but she's very pretty <3

#dailybee #entomology #nativebees

A bee on a pin, imaged from the left side. the bee is soft yellow and brown and its wings fan out above the abdomen. her hind legs are covered in a lot of thick, soft yellow colored hair. in the bottom left is CSU_ENT1190555_L and in the bottom right is a scale bar measuring 3 millimeters

a bee on a pin, imaged from the top. the bee is soft yellow and brown with all her legs and all four wings extended to the left and right respectively. at the bottom there is CSU_ENT1190555 and a scale bar set at 3 millimeters

a bee on a pin, imaged from the front. the bee is soft yellow and brown. the antennae are sticking out to the sides of the face which is covered in a thin yellow fuzz. at the bottom there is CSU_ENT1190555_F and a scale bar set at 3mm

June 21, 2024 at 3:23 AM

AJ [they/them]

@vinajax.bsky.social

i also feel it necessary to share this absolutely adorable little guy, idk what he is other than weevil but i love him
#weevil #lilguy

a tiny weevil is mounted on a piece of paper, this image is of his right side with the head pointing to the top of the image. he is black and covered in little white "hairs". in the bottom right is a scale bar measuring 1 millimeter and in the bottom left is "lilguy"

February 7, 2024 at 12:29 AM

AJ [they/them]

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today's bee: Bombus huntii Greene, 1860

this girl is such a cool one, hunt's bumblebee is already really cool and then there's the image of her proboscis which is SO cool, the textures and little pieces are so stunning
#idigbees #dailybee #entomology

a bee on a pin, imaged from the top. the bee is black, yellow and orange. one pair of wings rests over its back, the other pair stick out towards the side. at the bottom there is CSU_ENT1194434 and a scale bar set at 3 millimeters

A bee on a pin, imaged from the left side. the bee is black, yellow and orange. two wings point towards the top left corner, one points at the camera. her proboscis is extended. in the bottom left is CSU_ENT1194434_L and in the bottom right is a scale bar measuring 3 millimeters

a zoomed in picture of a bee's face and proboscis, the bee's head is yellow and black with two antennae dipping into the picture from the top left corner with the tongues pointing to the bottom right. they're yellow and textured like sandpaper

February 7, 2024 at 12:26 AM

AJ [they/them]

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todays bee: Osmia calla Cockerell, 1897

first, obsessed with osmia's colorings they're so vibrant and different across each species but especially hers
second, i am. back now, had some health issues come up but am now able to work again so woo! more bee pics!
#dailybee #bees #idigbees #entomology

A bee on a pin, imaged from the left side. the bee is vibrant blue and its wings extend towards the camera. there is some pollen on the bottom of its abdomen. in the bottom left is CSU_ENT1216448_L and in the bottom right is a scale bar measuring 3 millimeters

A bee on a pin, imaged from the front. the bee is vibrant blue-green and its wings extend out towards there corners of the image. in the bottom left is CSU_ENT1216448 and in the bottom right is a scale bar measuring 3 millimeters

February 1, 2024 at 4:20 AM

AJ [they/them]

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today's bee: Andrena forbesii!

idk whats up with this guy, she was the only one i found with this bald white patch but i thought she looked cool
#dailybee #idigbees #entomology #bees

the face of a bee on a pin, the head is in focus. it is black with a white patch on the lower half between its eyes. in the bottom left is CSU_ENT1189621 and in the bottom right is a scale bar measuring 2 millimeters

November 16, 2023 at 5:23 PM

AJ [they/them]

@vinajax.bsky.social

also a bonus bee today because i wanted to show how wild the size differences between some of these guys are - and this isnt even the smallest bee im working with! (will be doing those this week) #bees #idigbees #entomology #dailybee

November 6, 2023 at 4:24 AM

AJ [they/them]

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today's bee:
Bombus flavifrons

you can tell this is a male by the way that he is (large bug eyes) #bees #idigbees #dailybee #entomology

November 6, 2023 at 4:22 AM

AJ [they/them]

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today's bee:
Agapostemon texanus!

he's such a pretty one too, the flash for the camera washed out the beautiful blue shade he has but he's still stunning! <3
#dailybee #entomology #bees #idigbees

November 4, 2023 at 2:46 AM

AJ [they/them]

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todays bee:
Bombus dahlbomii

she's from 1993 and was the only specimen of her species with the wings out. her face was so cute, love the way bombus females' eyes wrap, its very cute