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Friday 5 July 2013
Today 5th July 2013 at Oats Royd. Bees from home at Holmfield
Dog Rose
Japanese Rose - Rosa rugosa
Dead Mole
Front foot close up
Bees in cop
These bees flew in whilst in cop. They stayed like this for 20 minutes then flew off separately. Any comments re the bees? Thanks Steve for the Rosa I.D.
"in cop" is that an entomological term for copulating? Never heard it before. The second rose is Rosa rugosa, (Japanese Rose.) They have the huge, sometimes up to c. 3cm wide fruits (hips) that Greenfinches often peck into and hollow out the seeds.
"in cop" is that an entomological term for copulating? Never heard it before.
ReplyDeleteThe second rose is Rosa rugosa, (Japanese Rose.) They have the huge, sometimes up to c. 3cm wide fruits (hips) that Greenfinches often peck into and hollow out the seeds.