BBC Wildlife - UK 2020-07)

July 2020

Thespeciesisnamedafter

thefemales’largepollen

brushesontheirhind

legs.Aswellascollecting

pollen,thesepantaloons

arehelpfulwhenthe

femaleexcavatessand

when creating burrows.

PANTALOONBEE

DASYPODA HIRTIPES

Honey,honey:ourlove

ofthesweetstuhas

seenthehoneybee

becomeoneofthemost

well-knownandwide-

spread species of bee.