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Description:

Tiny black bees/wasps??? About 7 mm body length. They are gathering that yellow things that loos like tiny puffballs into their hive inside an old tree crack. This activity happened several hours before a very heavy night rain falls.

Habitat:

tropical forest, forest margins and populated land.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
Nice looking bees Shekianah. It took me some time to realise your pics are sideways. :-)
John La Salle
ForestDragon is right - the "puffballs" are pollen. I think these are "stingless bees" - Apidae: Meliponini They are communal like honey bees, but don't come out and sting you.
ForestDragon
Wow! Great series! My guess is that the "puffballs" are pollen and these are a type of bee. I can't help you more than that at this time. Hopefully, someone with more knowledge of insects in your area can help more. :-)
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PublishedJune 24, 2014

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