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i woke up to an earthquake once but i didn’t open my eyes and my brain immediately said “when they swear they’re not the one shaking the room but you didn’t shake it either”

this is the digger bee (scientific name: anthophorini)! they gained their name from their chosen method of nesting: in the ground! though this may seem peculiar, it’s actually common! 70% of the 20,000 species of bees in existence nest underground! (side note: do not refer to ground bee nests as “bee holes”. learned that the hard way.)

#beehole #bee #diggerbee #anthophorini #ground #groundnest

thecatboyfriend-moved

hey yall, any ideas for what i should call my nerd blog???

so like im focusing on zoology, and that’s probably what im stickin with (but i might look into astrology but if i do ill probably make a new blog for it). and right now im looking into entomology mostly (the study of insects), but i have a list of other things i want to study!

cetology (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), herpetology (reptiles and amphibians), ornithology (birds), and taxonomy (classification of organisms, which im actually looking into rn!)!

so uhh, basically i wanna make a nerd blog the study of animals. name ideas??

melittology101

can we be nerd blog buddies??? mine is the study of bees!!!

aw lawd he comin’! that’s right folks, it’s the one you’ve all been waiting for: the common bumblebee (genus: bombus, part of apidae)! the common bumblebee is part of over 250 species in this genus, found typically in higher latitudes and altitudes in the northern hemisphere!

#awlawd #hecomin #chonk #fullchonk #chonkbee #fat #cute #buzz #bumblebee #bee #fluffy #chunk #awlawdhecomin #hesonhisway #shhhhesonhisway #hesbusy #bequiethesbusy

this is the sweat bee (scientific name: halictidae)! as noted in their name, sweat bees are particularly attracted to perspiration! their appearance is distinct and iridescent with hints of green and sometimes blue!

#sweatbee #iridescent #lovely #whatalad #sweaty #bluegreen #greenblue

this is the yellow-faced bee (scientific name: hylaeus)! commonly mistaken for a wasp because of its distinct coloration and virtual lack of hair, the yellow-faced bee is particularly slender, which helps it squeeze into flowers to collect nectar and pollen!

#yellowfaced #bee #hairless #cutie #slender

this is the blue orchard bee or the orchard mason bee (scientific name: osmia lignaria)! it’s known for its prized efficiency in pollinating fruit trees! the blue orchard bee makes nests in reeds and natural holes, but it cannot drill holes in wood!

#osmialignaria #bee #blue #fruittrees