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Sand dune Sarykum in Dagestan. Russai
Drought-resistant desert plants and Yucca plants growing in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA
An antelope stands resilient amidst the parched earth, a testament to nature’s endurance.
Rubber Rabbitbrush at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA
Landscape image of flora. Western Australia. Sept 2020.
Close up of locoweed or milkvetch,
On route 170 along the Rio Grande river in Big Bend Ranch state park. This wild and scenic route borders Mexico with stunning scenery.
Anarthria scabra at Lake Walyungup Salt Lake - Warnbro WA. Predominantly limestone and gypsum surface. Present day use for land sailing on weekends during the summer.
Picture of a springbok with horns in Etosha National Park in Namibia during the day
Photo of a landscape at the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in the Death Vallay National Park in California, United States of America.
Prince's plume blooming in Death Valley National Park, California
Skunkbush Sumac at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA
Drought-resistant desert plants and Yucca plants growing in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA
Wild animal kenya
Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Grassland background.
Salsola Kali,Allergens Plants
Close up of sea rocket. Out of focus background of beach and cloudy sky
I am fascinated by what appears to be a sterile dead environment until I look closer and see tiny mosses, lichens and algae actually growing a stabilizing soil on undistrubed sand. I learned about this fragile cryptobiotic soil from rangers in the United States National Parks.
American Vetch, Vicia americana; Great Basin National Park, Nevada; Great Basin Desert; Fabaceae Family
Crops in Kununurra, Western Australia
Scenery at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA
Common Saltwort close up on sand beach. Prickly saltwort (Salsola kali) Autumn bloom
Low angle view of yellow desert wildflowers and sagebrush
Hybrid blue \
Whitley Bay rock formations.
A flower from the Iris family (Moraea ciliata ssp. cuprina) beautiful bulb plant with a light maroon brown flower
Wildflower at the beautiful geological rock formations around Pinnacles Overlook in Badlands National Park in South Dakota USA
White Sand Lilies (closeup) on sandy beach.
White Sand Lily / Pancratimum Maritimum - Izmir, Çeşme, Altınkum
Free Images: "bestof:Lasioglossum sopinci lives in sand deserts in Eastern North America. It comes in two forms one of which is all black and this form, one with a reddened abdomen,"
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Lasioglossum_sopinci,_F,_face,_redform,_NC,_Moore_co_2013-09-20-17.46.42_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_sopinci,_F,_red_form,_NC,_Moore_co_2013-09-20-17.38.31_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_abundipunctum,_F,_Face,_WY,_Lincoln_County_2014-06-19-18.34.21_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_abundipunctum,_F,_Side,_WY,_Lincoln_County_2014-06-19-18.48.03_ZS_PMax.jpg
Halictus_poeyi,_female,_back_2012-07-03-15.34.jpg
Anthidiellum_notatum_gilense,_f,_back,_Cochise_Co._AZ_2016-03-15-19.58.jpg
Anthidiellum_notatum_gilense,_m,_side,_Cochise_Co._AZ_2016-03-15-21.53.jpg
Anthidiellum_notatum_gilense,_f,_side,_Cochise_Co._AZ_2016-03-15-20.40.jpg
Megachile_mendica,_f,_right_side,_Pr._George's_Co._Maryland_2016-03-29-16.41.jpg
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Anthidiellum_notatum_gilense,_m,_face,_Cochise_Co._AZ_2016-03-15-21.01.jpg
Lasioglossum_sopinci,_male,_side_2012-08-09-16.50.59_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_sopinci,_male,_back_2012-08-09-16.32.06_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_truncatum,_M,_Face,_MD,_Cecil_County_2013-07-10-17.31.59_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_truncatum,_M,_Back,_MD,_Cecil_County_2013-07-10-17.20.27_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_truncatum,_M,_Side,_MD,_Cecil_County_2013-07-10-17.43.45_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_lineatulum,_female,_top_2012-06-25-15.40.jpg
Lasioglossum_packeri,_F,_Back,_WY,_Park_County_2015-06-08-16.18.07_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_microlepoides,_F,_Side,_AZ,_Pima_County_2015-08-25-15.11.45_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Lasioglossum_microlepoides,_F,_Face,_AZ,_Pima_County_2015-08-25-11.48.19_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
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Lasioglossum_aberrans,_F,_Face,_UT,_Garfield_County_2014-05-09-17.03.20_ZS_PMax.jpg
Ancyloscelis_ursinus,_f,_side,_paraguay_2014-08-06-15.15.23_ZS_PMax.jpg
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Paranthidium_jugatorium,_m,_ga,_baker,_back_2015-01-08-17.00.26_ZS_PMax.jpg
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Megachile_petulans,_M,_back,_Dorchester_Co,_MD_2015-08-27-14.36.02_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Megachile_petulans,_M,_side,_Dorchester_Co,_MD_2015-09-01-11.23.13_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Andrena_arabis,_M,_Face,_NY,_Orange_Co_2013-06-07-17.49.58_ZS_PMax.jpg
Eucera_fulvohirta,_M,_Baker_County,_Georgia,_face_tongue_2015-01-08-11.44.19_ZS_PMax.jpg
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Eucera_fulvohirta,_M,_Baker_County,_Georgia,_side_2015-01-08-12.05.28_ZS_PMax.jpg
Anthidium_manicatum,_F,_back,_MA,_Middlesex_Co_2015-11-03-16.12.12_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Megachile_petulans,_M,_face,_Dorchester_Co,_MD_2015-08-27-14.48.17_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
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Pseudopanurgus_labrosiformis,_f,_ga,_baker,_face_2015-01-08-17.32.53_ZS_PMax.jpg
Megachile_relativa,_420668,_Garett_co,_Side_2016-06-27-14.47.07_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Megachile_relativa,_420668,_Garett_co,_Back_2016-06-27-14.30.22_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Anthidium_manicatum,_F,_face,_MA,_Middlesex_Co_2015-11-03-16.48.38_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Anthidium_manicatum,_F,_side,_MA,_Middlesex_Co_2015-11-03-17.22.42_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Melissodes_confusa,_F,_Side,_UT,_Garfield_County_2014-06-17-17.09.jpg
Hoplitis_anthocopoides,_f,_face,_Washington_Co._Maryland_2016-03-29-17.16.jpg
Hoplitis_anthocopoides,_f,_back,_Washington_Co.,_Maryland_2016-03-29-16.53.jpg
Hoplitis_anthocopoides,_f,_side,_Washington_Co._Maryland_2016-03-29-17.03.jpg
Megachile_sculpturalis,_f,_back,_md,_kent_county_2014-07-21-12.24.59_ZS_PMax.jpg
Megachile_sculpturalis,_f,_face,_md,_kent_county_2014-07-21-17.11.43_ZS_PMax.jpg
Megachile_relativa,_420668,_Garett_co,_Face_2016-06-27-14.36.49_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Melitta_haemorrhoidalis,_f,_england,_side_2014-11-02-01.34.36_ZS_PMax.jpg
Melitta_haemorrhoidalis,_f,_england,_face_2014-11-02-01.23.34_ZS_PMax.jpg
bee,_m,_face,_south_africa,_wcp_2014-08-07-08.21.01_ZS_PMax.jpg
Melitta_americana,_m,_ga,_baker,_face_2015-01-08-16.45.29_ZS_PMax.jpg
Melitta_haemorrhoidalis,_m_,_england,_face_2014-11-02-01.40.26_ZS_PMax-Recovered.jpg
Lasioglossum_sopinci,_male,_face_2012-08-09-16.40.44_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_desertum,_f,_ut,_garfield,_back_2015-06-12-18.59.04_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Lasioglossum_desertum,_f,_ut,_garfield,_face_2015-06-12-19.04.08_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Lasioglossum_perpunctatum,_F,_Face,_MI,_Alger_County_2014-03-21-15.10.25_ZS_PMax.jpg
monument-valley-arizona-usa-1635717.jpg
Lasioglossum_trizonatum,_F,_Side,_UT,_Garfield_County_2014-04-25-16.14.28_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_aberrans,_F,_Back,_UT,_Garfield_County_2014-05-09-17.30.59_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_aberrans,_F,_Side,_UT,_Garfield_County_2014-05-09-17.20.07_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_forbesii,_F,_Back,_VA,_Warren_County_2015-07-24-17.43.15_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Lasioglossum_trizonatum,_F,_Back,_UT,_Garfield_County_2014-04-25-15.51.18_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_coeruleum,_F,_Side,_MD,_Talbot_County_2015-01-08-14.27.39_ZS_PMax.jpg
Eastern_Tiger_Swallowtail_with_Butterfly_Bush_flowers.jpg
Lassioglossum_microlepoides,_female-back_2012-06-13-17.49.42-ZS-PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_lineatulum,_female,_back_2012-07-13-17.34.jpg
Lasioglossum_coeruleum,_F,_Back,_MD,_Talbot_County_2015-01-08-14.48.01_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_simplex,_F,_back,_raleigh,_nc_2015-03-06-16.35.11_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_simplex,_F,_side,_raleigh,_nc_2015-03-06-16.44.45_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_desertum,_f,_ut,_garfield,_side_2015-06-12-19.10.34_ZS_PMax_UDR.jpg
Lasioglossum_lineatulum,_female,_face_2012-07-12-17.04.jpg
Lasioglossum_pacificum,_F,_Back,_WA,_San_Juan_County_2014-05-30-16.37.12_ZS_PMax.jpg
bee_species_cutout_antennae,_m,_mexico,_side_2014-08-08-11.56.28_ZS_PMax.jpg
Augochlorella_aurata,_F,_Side,_MD,_Boonsboro_2013-07-01-15.12.41_ZS_PMax.jpg
Augochlorella_aurata,_F,_Back,_MD,_Boonesboro_2013-07-01-14.48.05_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_albipes,_f,_france,_side_2014-11-02-00.26.07_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_albipes,_f,_france,_back_2014-11-02-00.06.29_ZS_PMax.jpg
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Lasioglossum_pacificum,_F,_Side,_WA,_San_Juan_County_2014-05-30-16.25.21_ZS_PMax.jpg
bee_species_cutout_antennae,_m,_mexico,_face_2014-08-08-11.50.35_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_albipes,_m,_france,_sie_2014-11-02-00.52.45_ZS_PMax.jpg
Lasioglossum_albipes,_m,_france,_face_2014-11-02-00.43.10_ZS_PMax.jpg
Anthidium_oblongatum,_Gynandromorph,_Tip_of_Abdomen,_Bottom_2014-11-24-16.34.40_ZS_PMax.jpg
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Lasioglossum_albipes,_s,_france,_back_2014-11-02-01.07.36_ZS_PMax.jpg
Tiger,_eastern_neck_nwr,_back_2015-05-26-05.58.48_ZS_PMax.jpg
Svastra_aegis,_F,_Back1,_GA,_Baker_County_2015-01-12-14.02.05_ZS_PMax.jpg
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