Observaciones de ngaihart_ngarohuruhuru

Leioproctus sp. foraging on Pohutukawa (next to tennis courts, UoA)

Parasitic wasp (Pseudofoenus sp. ?) resting on a small aggregation of ngaro huruhuru (Leioproctus sp.)

Aggregation of ngaro huruhuru (several species known to nest here).

Female Leioproctus sp emerging from her ground nest...clean back legs (no pollen on them) suggest she's newly emerged.

Male Leioproctus sp.

Aggregation of nests - multiple species of Leioproctus here.

Female Leioproctus sp. looking for her nest entrance - large load of pollen on her legs.

Female Leioproctus sp. entering her nest - large pollen load on her legs.

Female Leioproctus sp. digging her ground nest. No pollen on her legs suggests she newly merged.

Male Leioproctus sp. clustering around kanuka (mating swarm).

Hylaeus foraging on flax

Hylaeus relegatus (female) on flax.

Digger bee (Leioproctus sp) in nest entrance. Many newly created nests in this small area ( around 40 x 2 meters ) with an estimated number of nests in excess of 100.

Large community of native bees nesting here in previous years - multiple species of Leioproctus. Bees just starting to emerge as new nests are being constructed (marked in pink).

Masked bees just emerged this week - foraging on flax.