487 pictures found
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Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) female collecting pollen in a Bluebell, 2015 June 16, Alpes
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) female collecting pollen in a Bluebell, 2015 June 16, Alpes
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Leaf-cutting bee on Restharrow - Northern Vosges France ; Mégachile actuating the mechanism for the flower collect pollen with back legs
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee on Restharrow - Northern Vosges France ; Mégachile actuating the mechanism for the flower collect pollen with back legs while foraging nectar
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Leafcutting bee on Crop honesty flower - Northern Vosges
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Leaf-cutting bees (Megachile sp) before leaving its dormitory
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bees (Megachile sp) before leaving its dormitory shelter (Serapias vomeracea) with pollinia on its nose. Gironde - Nouvelle-Aquitaine - France.
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Horned Osmia (Osmia cornuta), male, nest box, window sill, Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
Horned Osmia (Osmia cornuta), male, nest box, window sill, Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France
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Mason Bee (Osmia ravouxi) female building her nesting box in a rock, Regional Nature Park of the Northern Vosges, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Mason Bee (Osmia ravouxi) female building her nesting box in a rock, Regional Nature Park of the Northern Vosges, France
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Jersey Mason Bee (Osmia niveata) female in front of her gallery in the dead wood, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Jersey Mason Bee (Osmia niveata) female in front of her gallery in the dead wood, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Leafcutting bee (Osmia anthocopoides) on Vipersbugloss (Echium sp) flower, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Leafcutting bee (Osmia anthocopoides) on Vipersbugloss (Echium sp) flower, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Mason bee (Osmia adunca) male waiting for a female on a vipersbugloss flower, Mont Ventoux, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Mason bee (Osmia adunca) male waiting for a female on a vipersbugloss flower, Mont Ventoux, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Mason Bee (Osmia ravouxi) Female building the closure of her egg-laying gallery, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) in flight over flowering Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Provence, France
© Pierre Huguet-Dubief / Biosphoto
© Pierre Huguet-Dubief / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) in flight over flowering Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Provence, France
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Pollination by Zygene (Zygaena fausta), Mining Bee (Halictus quadricinctus), Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) and Cuckoo bee (Stelis signata)
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Pollination by Zygene (Zygaena fausta), Mining Bee (Halictus quadricinctus), Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) and Cuckoo bee (Stelis signata) on a rare thistle in autumn, Ardèche, France
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Spined Mason Bee (Osmia spinulosa) on Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) flower, Ardeche, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Spined Mason Bee (Osmia spinulosa) on Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus) flower, Ardeche, France
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Leafcutter bee (Megachile pyrenaica)Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis comosa), Mont Ventoux, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Leafcutter bee (Megachile pyrenaica)Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis comosa), Mont Ventoux, France
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Perez's Small-Mason Bee (Hoplitis perezi)Mallow-leaved Bindweed (Convolvulus althaeoides)
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Perez's Small-Mason Bee (Hoplitis perezi)Mallow-leaved Bindweed (Convolvulus althaeoides)
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Potter bee (Anthidium septemspinosum) female on Autumn Lady's Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis)
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Potter bee (Anthidium septemspinosum) female on Autumn Lady's Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis)
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Gold-fringed Mason Bee (Osmia aurulenta) male on Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) flower, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Gold-fringed Mason Bee (Osmia aurulenta) male on Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) flower, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Hornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta) Three-way mating, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Hornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta) Three-way mating, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Solitary bee parasitic mite (Chaetodactylus osmiae), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Solitary bee parasitic mite (Chaetodactylus osmiae), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Common ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysis ignita) visiting an Osmia hole in an insect hotel, Lorraine, France, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Common ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysis ignita) visiting an Osmia hole in an insect hotel, Lorraine, France, Lorraine, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Perennial Yellow-woundwort (Stachys recta), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Perennial Yellow-woundwort (Stachys recta), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile pilidens) on Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile pilidens) on Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) on flower, pollen baskets under the abdomen, Jardin des Palntes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) on flower, pollen baskets under the abdomen, Jardin des Palntes, Paris, France
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Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) on flower, pollen baskets under the abdomen, Jardin des Palntes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) on flower, pollen baskets under the abdomen, Jardin des Palntes, Paris, France
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Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) on flower, Jardin des Palntes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) on flower, Jardin des Palntes, Paris, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Purpletop vervain (Verbena bonariensis), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Purpletop vervain (Verbena bonariensis), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Purpletop vervain (Verbena bonariensis), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Purpletop vervain (Verbena bonariensis), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Cut-leaved Teasel (Dipsacus
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Cut-leaved Teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Perennial Yellow-woundwort
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Perennial Yellow-woundwort (Stachys recta), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Perennial Yellow-woundwort (Stachys recta), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Perennial Yellow-woundwort (Stachys recta), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile pilidens)on Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile pilidens)on Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Elecampane (Inula helenium), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Elecampane (Inula helenium), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Elecampane (Inula helenium), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on Elecampane (Inula helenium), Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
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Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) on flower, André Citroën park, Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Patchwork leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) on flower, André Citroën park, Paris, France
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Hornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta) on her insect hotel, Jean-Marie Pelt botanical garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Hornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta) on her insect hotel, Jean-Marie Pelt botanical garden, Nancy, Lorraine, France
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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile ericetorum) on Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) flower, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile ericetorum) on Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) flower, Lorraine, France
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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile ericetorum) on Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) flower, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile ericetorum) on Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) flower, Lorraine, France
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Hornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta) on Corydale (Corydalis cava) flower, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Hornfaced bee (Osmia cornuta) on Corydale (Corydalis cava) flower, Lorraine, France
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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile sp) with pollen under the abdomen, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile sp) with pollen under the abdomen, Lorraine, France
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Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on stem, Burgundy, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Cotton Bee (Anthidium manicatum) on stem, Burgundy, France
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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile sp)on a garden flower in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile sp)on a garden flower in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
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Mason bee (Osmia tridentata) female on Blueweed (Echium vulgare), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Mason bee (Osmia tridentata) female on Blueweed (Echium vulgare), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile melanopyga) female on flower, Mont Ventoux, Provence, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile melanopyga) female on flower, Mont Ventoux, Provence, France
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Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile alpicola) female lining the inside of her gallery, Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord,
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee (Megachile alpicola) female lining the inside of her gallery, Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord,
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Leaf-cutting bee (Aglaoapis tridentata) mating (2 males and one female), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Leaf-cutting bee (Aglaoapis tridentata) mating (2 males and one female), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Mason bee (Osmia tridentata) male on Vipersbugloss (Echium vulgare) flower, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Mason bee (Osmia tridentata) male on Vipersbugloss (Echium vulgare) flower, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Spined Mason Bee (Osmia spinulosa) male on Little white bird's-foot (Ornithopus perpusillus), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Spined Mason Bee (Osmia spinulosa) male on Little white bird's-foot (Ornithopus perpusillus), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France