Image: Anthophora on Salvia 1
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Description: Anthophora dufourii Lepeletier, 1841 (Det. Achik Dorchin 2012), male collecting nectar and pollinating Salvia hierosolymitana, Mount Carmel, Israel, April 10, 2012. Many Salvia species deploy a staminal lever mechanism: when a bee probes the flower for nectar, the stamens are lowered to deposit pollen on the bee's back. Note that the front leg of the bee is amputated.
Title: Anthophora on Salvia 1
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Author: Gideon Pisanty (Gidip) גדעון פיזנטי
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