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UC Davis Entomologist Lends Expertise on the Silver Digger Bees at the Presidio
UC Davis entomologist Leslie Saul-Gershenz lent her expertise when a volunteer discovered what...
Close-up of female silver digger bee, Habropoda miserabilis, taken at Waldport, Ore. in 2015. (Copyrighted Photo by Leslie Saul-Gershenz. Used with Permission)
Habropoda miserabilis male and female--the male is mate-guarding the female after mating with her, preventing her from mating with other males. (Copyrighted Photo by Leslie Saul-Gershenz. Used with Permission)
This graphic by Leslie Saul-Gershenz details information about the male and female species.