File:Colletes phaceliae, f, back, Pennington Co, South Dakota 2015-12-01-12.06 (24362960119).jpg
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The bee genus Colletes...also known as Cellophane Bees because of their habitat of lining their cells with a plastic like substance...is full of relatively uncommon bees that specialist on a the pollen of a small number of plants or groups of plants. This may be the case with C. phaceliae given its name...but I am not clear. This bees was colleted at Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Photograph by Dejen Mengis. 02:58, 29 February 2016 (UTC)02:58, 29 February 2016 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}02:58, 29 February 2016 (UTC)02:58, 29 February 2016 (UTC) All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200 Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is all Ye know on earth and all ye need to know " Ode on a Grecian Urn"
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| Source | Colletes phaceliae, f, back, Pennington Co, South Dakota_2015-12-01-12.06 |
| Author | USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA |
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