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Bees that live in underground tunnels - Andrena accepta
Copyright © 2016 John Hartgerink

Bees that live in underground tunnels - Andrena accepta
Baton Rouge, Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
October 10, 2016
Some tunnels were freshly excavated and resembled ant hills with a donut of sand granules surrounding the hole.
The coin is a dime.

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Contributed by John Hartgerink on 10 October, 2016 - 5:28pm
Last updated 10 October, 2016 - 7:53pm

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