Tomato pollination by unusual-looking bee

[garuda]

This is one of my many tomato plants in garden. This bee I noticed has two weird pouches on his legs. What are they?

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 160

Blossoms:

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 160

Enters the bee to pollinate:

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

Bee with weird pouches attached to legs.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 135mm F1.8 GM
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

Are these auxiliary fuel tanks for long flights? ....... Does anyone know what they are?

 

[Jeff A]

This is one of my many tomato plants in garden. This bee I noticed has two weird pouches on his legs. What are they?

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Blossoms:
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Enters the bee to pollinate:
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Bee with weird pouches attached to legs.View attachment 10634

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Are these auxiliary fuel tanks for long flights? ....... Does anyone know what they are?

Of course not. He would need a waiver in order to exceed his Gross Weight limitation. And Gross does have several meanings. Leave it to you to find these things!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

It's the pollen they gather from the plants, or air bags in case they crash.. you decide

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

One I took last year, same airbags