albertcardona,
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Large body size differences across species in Hymenoptera. Here, an example of a small masked bee (~7 mm) next to a minute ant (<3 mm) on a flower of European sea rocket (Cakile maritima). https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120155371

And these two are both tiny next to a violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea), measuring well over 40 mm in body length! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178658335 Similarly dramatic size differences exist within ant castes of the same species.

#iNatualist #Hymenoptera #nativebees #ants #entomology #insects #fossils #DevBio

A very large bee, an entirely black violet carpenter bee, foraging on dry-looking pale yellow thistle flowers.

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