Most mining bees, like this bearded miner bee, have black bodies. Andrena androfovea. is a metallic dark blue to blue-green. ©Gabi Wolf/Shutterstock.com ...

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An image of a mining bee, also referred to as a ground bee. screenshot Courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation Spring is underway in South Carolina, filling yards again with life ...

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Most mining bees are black and yellow, while Andrena androfovea is a metallic dark blue to blue-green with light yellow hairs, making it appear iridescent and even sparkly at times.

Mining bees are one of the most specious groups of any animal, let alone bees, representing approximately 8% of the world’s bee diversity with about 1,700 already described species.