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Notes:

Ibelieve this is a common european honeybee

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Comments (6)
KarenSaxton
I do see that the eyes look all wrong - was actually staring down a couple honeybees today and noting difference. Just wish I had more of an idea what this IS. I will say that we do at least have a large number of pollinators here
Juan DiTrani
Hi again Karen. It's clear this is not a honeybee, because this bee has very long hairs in the hind legs. These hairs (Scopae) acts for collecting pollen in non-apidae bees. In Apidae (honeybees, stinglessbees, orchidbees and Bumblebees) the hind legs are modified in a spoon-like structure for storing pollen (cubicle). Unfortunatelly this is one of those cases when is easier to say what is not than what is it, but I still guess is an Antophorid bee
KarenSaxton
Juan, I was hoping someone would weigh in on this one. It looks like a honeybee, but at the same time it doesn't. Unfortunately, I only found a couple photos on flicker and one here on Noah. Neither looking like mine. Any idea where to go for more sources?
Juan DiTrani
Hi Karen. This is not a honeybee, it looks more like an Antophorid bee
KarenSaxton
Thank you! I was getting pictures of bee-wolf wasps and bee mimic flies, looked down and this guy was at my elbow. How could I resist? The others have been posted too :)

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