Mining Bees
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Description
Without many distinctive features; hair patches on face in between the compound eyes gives the face a hairy and velvety look
Species
Family:
AndrenidaeGenus:
AndrenaSpecies:
manyNative to Florida?
YesSize
small-large
3-6 mm very small - small bees, i.e., sweat bees
7-10 mm medium bodied bees, i.e., honey bees
11+ mm- large bodied bees, i.e., carpenter and bumblebees
7-10 mm medium bodied bees, i.e., honey bees
11+ mm- large bodied bees, i.e., carpenter and bumblebees
Nesting
ground
Behavior
Foraging Period
spring (mostly)Sociality
solitaryKnown For
Excavating deep tunnels in the ground in which they nest
