Biologist - Melittologist 🐝 Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Kansas. Diversity and distributional ecology of tropical bees 🐝🌵☀️

Lawrence, Kansas
Joined November 2020
Diadasia genus is present and active during dry and rainy season in Colombia's dry forest. These bees have a strong relation with Malvaceae family.
A solitary bee of the genus Diadasia from Colombia's dry forests, an endangered tropical ecosystem. Most species of Diadasia are restricted to Xeric environments. #Colombia #bees #pollinators Credits: @MottaBees
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It was a hot day in the beginning of rain season.
Bees that walk on water! A rare behavior observed in solitary bees of the tribe Emphorini in Colombia's dry forests. Credits: @MottaBees #Colombia #pollinators
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