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Spatunomia rubra, u, face, Skukuza, South Africa
Spatunomia rubra, u, face, Skukuza, South Africa
This is an odd Genus of bee from Kruger National Park where I traveled with Jonathan Mawdsley to South Africa to collect bees in the park. While a poor shot in terms of the antennae...if you look closely one of the antennae is broadened like the bowl of a spoon (thus the genus name Spatunomia) while the other is simply broken off. Why does this male have this adornment? Good question. Photo by Anders Croft.
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