Suzi Eszterhas / Digger Bee (Melissodes sp) pollinating Engelmann Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii) flower, Red Corral Ranch, Texas

Andy Sands / Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) with mining bee prey, paralysed for feeding to larvae. London, England, UK, July.

Suzi Eszterhas / Digger Bee (Anthophorini) pollinating Prickly Pear Cactus flower (Opuntia mercerize) Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Daring Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax) feeding on Digger bee (Anthophorini) on Prickly Pear Cactus Bloom, Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Digger Bee (Melissodes sp) pollinating Engelmann Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii) flower, Red Corral Ranch, Texas

Suzi Eszterhas / Digger Bee (Melissodes sp) pollinating Engelmann Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii)flower, Red Corral Ranch, Texas

Suzi Eszterhas / Digger Bee (Melissodes sp) pollinating Engelmann Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii) flower, Red Corral Ranch, Texas

Suzi Eszterhas / Digger Bee (Melissodes sp) pollinating Engelmann Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii) flower, Red Corral Ranch, Texas

Suzi Eszterhas / Digger Bee (Melissodes sp) pollinating Lace Cactus blossom (Echinocereus reichenbachii), Red Corral Ranch, Texas

Rolf Nussbaumer / Digger Bee {Anthophorinae}, adult on Mexican Hat flower (Ratibida columnaris) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May

Michael Durham / Digger Bee (Melissodes sp) male flying in desert habitat near Clarno, Oregon

Michael Durham / Digger Bee (Melissodes sp) male flying in desert habitat near Clarno, Oregon