This mining bee has massive yellow pollen baskets that are camouflaged on the flower, but are a bit more obvious in flight
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The same bee, seen from above flying away. Now its rear legs are very visible, big and yellow. So big they almost look like chicken legs.

A small mining bee on a yellow autumn hawkbit flower, seen in profile. The bee is mostly black, with fine white lines on the abdomen.