A miner bee checks for danger before leaving the safety of her underground nest.

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Size: 5128px × 3419px
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photo credit: © Michael Hampson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aculeata, andrena, andrenidae, andreninae, animal, anthophila, apidae, apiformes, apoidea, arthropod, bee, burrow, burrowing, dirt, grass, ground, ground-nesting, hexapod, hexapoda, hiding, hymenoptera, hymenopteran, invertebrate, nest, solitary, tunnel