Synhalonia on Phlomis

Summary

DescriptionSynhalonia on Phlomis	English: Female wild bee (Eucera plumigera) collecting nectar and pollinating a flower of Phlomis viscosa, Mount Carmel, Israel, May 10, 2012. Français : Une abeille sauvage Eucera plumigera, collectant du nectar et pollinisant une fleur de Phlomis viscosa, au Mont Carmel, en Israël, le jeudi 10 mai 2012. עברית: נקבה של דבורה מהסוג מחושית אוספת צוף ומאביקה פרח של שלהבית דביקה, הכרמל, 10 במאי 2012.
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Author	Gideon Pisanty (Gidip) גדעון פיזנטי

Camera location	32° 44′ 06.36″ N, 35° 01′ 25.32″ E	View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap	32.735100; 35.023700

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English: Female long-horned bee (Eucera (Synhalonia) sp.) collecting nectar and pollinating a flower of Phlomis viscosa. Taken on Mount Carmel, Israel, May 10, 2012. Click here for more footage of this bee.

Other languages:

English: Female long-horned bee (Eucera (Synhalonia) sp.) collecting nectar and pollinating a flower of Phlomis viscosa. Taken on Mount Carmel, Israel, May 10, 2012. Click here for more footage of this bee.

Français : Une abeille sauvage Eucera (Synhalonia) sp., collectant du nectar et pollinisant une fleur de Phlomis viscosa, au Mont Carmel, en Israël, le jeudi 10 mai 2012.

Italiano: Femmina di ape della tribù Eucerini raccoglie il nettare da un fiore di Phlomis. Foto scattata su Monte Carmelo, Israele, 10 maggio 2012.

Magyar: Nőstény vadméh (Eucera (Synhalonia) sp.) nektárgyűjtés és egy macskahere (Phlomis viscosa) porzása közben. (Izrael, Kármel-hegy)

Nederlands: Een vrouwtje Eucera sp., een bij uit de geslachtengroep Eucerini, verzamelt nectar in een bloem van Phlomis viscosa. De foto is genomen in het Karmelgebergte in Israël op 10 mei 2012.

Русский: Пчела из рода Eucera опыляет цветок зопника клейкого (Phlomis viscosa). Гора Кармель, Израиль.

中文： 一只长须蜂族(Eucera sp)雌性蜜蜂在糙苏属植物上吸食花蜜。