Parasite stylopid Andrena nivalis

The abdomen of a parasite seen underneath one of the segmented plates that form a bee's abdomen. Small bug-like critters crawling around the bee's abdomen.
Photo By/Credit

Wayne Boo/USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab

Date Shot/Created
06/10/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
The abdomen of a female snow miner bee (Andrena nivalis). A parasitic female stylopid has just given birth likely killing the bee in the process.
Species
Andrena nivalis
Subject tags
Insects
Pollinators