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Large solitary bee. This one is not native to North America
Domesticated sheep used to product fiber for weaving rugs.
Used by wool-dyers for a range of colors.
Young Jay, still has some baby feathers
This bee appeared to be resting on the lavender blossoms. It flew away when I ...
a bee. Turns out it is a Wool Carder Bee, ...
Has also been used since the medieval ages, for dyeing the
The wool-sower gall is caused by secretions ...
They get the name 'carder' from their behaviour of scraping hair from leaves.
Black thorax with yellow or cream threads among the
Sobre una planta de lantana en los Jardines del Río Turia, Valencia.
The Scottish Blackface is the most common breed of domestic sheep in the United ...
This tree was covered with fine silky cotton
Not native to North America. These bees are somewhat aggressive so that they ...
Galls created on oak leaves an stems by the Cynipidae family also known as Gall ...
Spends a lot of time on its nest. It is a solitary bee with no others in its ...
Fungi - Approximately 1/2" in length. White, cone shaped, like a large cotton ...
This guy is just a ball of brown wool. But ...