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[antronaut]

Lawrence Weiner - How Much Is Enough (2017)

porcelain enamel on steel 35.3 x 35.3 cm

[usgsbiml]

Megachile lanata.  

From Cuba, Not Cuba.  

You see this species most likely came originally from the Indian Subcontinent and then was schlepped around the world via its habit of nesting in wooden structures and packing material.  Its found throughout the Caribbean (including Florida) and we have also found specimens in Hawaii.  Will invasive, it does have the good sense to look good.    Photograph by Brooke Alexander.

[brandonxdylan]

Brandon’s is the face of someone who’s seriously considering it

[usgsbiml]

Sometimes its unbelievable what exists right nearby.

Would we be so cavalier about deflowering the rich, complexities of a living breathing forest or field and converting it into a completely flat tarmac of shorn 5 inch tall non-native grass that requires us to pollute, apply biocides, spend time and money so that we can deny ourselves and the world of things like this? 

What’s your contribution Pilgrim?

BTW this is another Chrysidid wasp (cuckoo wasp) from the recovering Hart-Miller Dredge Spoil site in Baltimore Harbor, collected by Eugene Scarpulla, photographed by Brooke Alexander Identification by Lynn Kimsey.  Hedychrum parvum to be specific.

Go Team Earth

All original pictures completely public domain and available at our Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/

Photography Information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY

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Download our free field guide to the genera of bees:http://bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/beesofmarylandbookversion1.pdf

Public Bee Servant, sam droege

[brandonxdylan]

[usgsbiml]

Rare.  This small little Lasioglossum sequoiae is all black.   This particular specimen was collected in the San Juan Islands of Washington in the National Historic Park and identified by the fabulous Jason Gibbs.  This represents a major range extension seeing as all the previous specimens we are aware of are known from southern California.  It remains to be seen where else it will show up. Nice to see a contribution from a historic park. Photographs by Brooke Alexander.

All original pictures completely public domain and available at our Flickr site:https://www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/

Photography Information:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY

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Public Bee Servant sam droege

[basketofbells]

Brooke Alexander, Smithsonian Magazine

[artatviacom]

WE LIKE

We Like: Brooke Alexander’s “Lattice Leaf,” taken during a trip to Bangkok. Her photos provide a whole new way seeing buildings and architecture.

 "Buildings are like celebrities to me. I read about them. I get to know their intimate details. I study their curves and their edges. I drop pins with sightings on my map. So when presented with the opportunity to visit Bangkok this summer, I knew exactly where I needed to start — Sathorn Square. This photo was taken in a Starbucks...after waiting for two men to finish their coffee and conversation so I could get the perfect vantage point under the spiraled atrium." –Brooke Alexander

See more from Brooke at studiobrooke.com.