16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A Chimney Bee collecting pollen
This native Chimney Bee (Diadasia nitidifrons) is busy collecting a load of pollen to feed her offspring from a Chaparral Mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus). She is a ground nester who builds a turret or "chimney" around the entrance to her nest.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 04.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2018 |
| Photo Location: | San Diego, California, United States of America |
| Camera: | DMC-ZS40 |
| Copyright: | © Tom Barnes |