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Title: Sweet Bee
Post by: boneaddict on July 18, 2013, 07:10:43 AM

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Title: Re: Sweet Bee
Post by: boneaddict on July 18, 2013, 07:11:32 AM

Not sure why this particular photo is so distorted on here.   The original is cool :chuckle:

Title: Re: Sweet Bee
Post by: pianoman9701 on July 18, 2013, 07:22:35 AM

Wow, cool!

Title: Re: Sweet Bee
Post by: Alchase on July 18, 2013, 12:07:56 PM

That is so cool!

Title: Re: Sweet Bee
Post by: Soady on July 19, 2013, 10:47:45 PM

Very nice! I believe that to be a Mason bee, I have lots of them over here on the wet side way before the regular honey bees get active. They are always the first one out on my apple trees doing their work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmia_lignaria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmia_lignaria)

Title: Re: Sweet Bee
Post by: boneaddict on July 21, 2013, 02:34:48 PM

I believe the critter is a halictidae augochloropsis.  Also known as the green bee or "Sweat Bee".  I was thinking sweet not Sweat