Blåklokkebie (Melitta haemorrhoidalis)

Blåklokkebie (Melitta haemorrhoidalis)

Dette er første gangen jeg ser Blåklokkebie (Melitta haemorrhoidalis)! Jeg trodde først den var gammel og utslitt, for den bare hang på klokken som dinglet i…


Black-faced Black Spider Monkey (Ateles chamek)

Black-faced Black Spider Monkey (Ateles chamek)

Almost every day I encountered either spider or howler monkeys. This black-faced black spider monkey (Ateles chamek) is part of a group I found during one of…


Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus)

Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus)

There are many groups of both spider and howler monkeys roaming the forest around Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC), and this group turned up as I…


Silkebie (Colletes sp)

Silkebie (Colletes sp)

Med punktert dekk etter å ha besøkt en flott geitramseng ved E6 avkjøringen til Kolbotn tok jeg turen innom dekkhotellet på Ensjø for å få fikset dekket. Mens…


Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

This part of the Pantanal has numerous forested islands. Islands, as they are truly so during the annual floods, but also virtual islands during the dry season…


Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

Black and Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)

This part of the Pantanal has numerous forested islands. Islands, as they are truly so during the annual floods, but also virtual islands during the dry season…


Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek)

Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek)

During my 2 weeks in the Bolivian Amazon I only had this very brief encounter. They are always on the move, so dependent on the size of the group they can pass…


Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara)

Bolivian red howler (Alouatta sara)

I heard one or more groups every day, but seeing them was another matter. This was my closet encounter during my stay. -14.399695,-67.908357


Ullbie (Anthidium punctatum)

Ullbie (Anthidium punctatum)

En Ullbie (Anthidium punctatum) finner mat på en stankstorkenebb (Geranium robertianum). Det er ganske mange villbier i området, og jeg ser spesielt en art…


Honningbie (Apis mellifera)

Honningbie (Apis mellifera)

I år var det lokalt en god biesommer! Tidlig på sommeren slo det seg ned en sverm honningbie (Apis mellifera) i asken i krysset Ingierstrandveien/Sandbukta.…