April 22, 2024

I am known as a Poey's Furrow Bee

I'm not carrying much pollen so I'm probably male

Females have long hairs on their hind tibias

I'm thinner and sometimes have yellow details.

Location: Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, Titusville

Sources: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN897

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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June 12, 2023

I am a female Poey's Furrow Bee

I don't carry pollen neatly like the honey bee

I have long dense hairs on my hind legs

That the pollen sticks to, no Lady Shick for me!

Location: St. Sebastian Preserve State Park, Visitor's Center

Sources: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN897

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson