Apparently the Tawny Mining Bee is solitary bee, meaning that does all of its nest building, food collection, and brood rearing on its own. It burrows or 'mines' into the ground to forms a nest. I haven't spotted one of those yet but here's a shot taken from the web:
It looks like a furry, orange honey bee! Very cute. It is a similar size to a honey bee or is it more bumble-bee like?
ReplyDeleteIt's a similar size to a honeybee, maybe a little smaller.
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