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06-20-2016, 05:52 PM
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Offical Silphium Abuser
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Southeast Ohio
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Who is this little guy (or gal)?
Found enjoying itself on purple coneflower and rudbeckia this morning--greener than any bee I have ever seen. Is this a bee mimic of some kind?
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06-20-2016, 06:05 PM
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Not sure--not my expertise at all...but it is a beauty.
 Looks pretty much like this one: Green, Yellow, and Black Small Bee? - Agapostemon - BugGuide.Net
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06-21-2016, 12:40 AM
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A Bee's Best Friend
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chicago Illinois USA
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You got it Dap Agapostemon virescens.
metallic green bee - Agapostemon virescens - BugGuide.Net |
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06-21-2016, 12:57 AM
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A Bee's Best Friend
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chicago Illinois USA
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Commonly called a sweat bee The Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens) is a North American bee with metallic green head and abdomen. Females have a black abdomen with pale whitish bands, but sometimes the abdomen is all black. Males have a dark abdomen with bright yellow bands. |
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06-21-2016, 06:07 AM
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Offical Silphium Abuser
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Southeast Ohio
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I had never seen one before--gorgeous little critter.
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06-21-2016, 11:06 AM
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Image searches work wonders.
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06-21-2016, 11:10 AM
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WG Fundraising Coordinator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Kentucky
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We have lots of them, they really like the oak-leaf hydrangea right now where dozens will feed on one bloom. They can be a bit annoying as they are attracted to the salt on your skin and may pinch or sting when shooing them off. It's not very painful, just an annoyance. They are such important pollinators it's easy to tolerate them. They will nest on any open soil.
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06-21-2016, 01:39 PM
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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I'm happy to have them. (Although, I've yet to notice them this year.)
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06-23-2016, 10:33 AM
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Alternate POM Judge
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Maryland
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They are really pretty
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06-25-2016, 02:50 PM
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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I have them in my garden, but have never noticed the stinging or biting. There are so many kinds of native bees that you never see unless you really look closely.
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