Throughout France there is a network of variously named public rights of way. One of the most frequently encountered by walkers is the chemi...

Bees are generally easy to identify to genus level using a simple wing venation based key (such as the FSC Aidgap Key to Bees, Ants and Was...

Scientific Name: Apis mellifera. English Name: Honey Bee or Hive Bee. French Name: L'Abeille européene. A Honey Bee forage...

Bees are generally easy to identify to genus level using a simple wing venation based key (such as the FSC Aidgap Key to Bees, Ants and Was...

Scientific Name: Xylocopa violacea . English Name: Violet Carpenter Bee. French Name: L'Abeille charpentiere or Xylocope vi...

Digger Wasps Crabronidae are a family of solitary species which mostly nest in burrows in the ground, sometimes forming large aggregations...

It is very often not possible to distinguish these two species in the field, so they are dealt with together here. Scientific Name: B...