The girls are coming out to greet the sun
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The girls are coming out to greet the sun
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 3 Apr 2021
Ashy Mining Bees (Andrena cineraria) emerge from their underground nests to meet the warm April sunshine. They have made the graveyard of St Francis their home for the winter but now they are about to take flight. Distinctive for their black and grey/white markings, the bees are not stingers.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.140283
Longitude
-2.904905