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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Viper's Bugloss Mining Bee

Andrena nasuta

Near Threatened

About

A specialist mining bee with an elongated face adapted for feeding on tubular flowers, particularly viper's bugloss. It is found primarily in coastal and sandy habitats.

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Did You Know?

Its elongated face and tongue are so specialized for viper's bugloss flowers that it struggles to feed from most other flower shapes.