Stefan F. Wirth<p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Halictus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halictus</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/subauratus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subauratus</span></a> (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Halictidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halictidae</span></a>) is a wild <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a> widespread in the Palearctic and is still common enough to not require a protection status. The <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/species" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>species</span></a> is <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/eusocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eusocial</span></a> with only a few <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/auxiliaryfemales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auxiliaryfemales</span></a> and builds underground <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/nests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nests</span></a> in sandy soil. It is not picky about the plants, where it collects pollen (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/polylectic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polylectic</span></a>). The conspicuous <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/brush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brush</span></a> on the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/hindlegs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hindlegs</span></a> is used to collect <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/pollen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollen</span></a>. Photos: on a dry meadow in <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> in 2020, new edit 2025. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <br>© <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a></p>