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Stingless Bee - Jataí

Tetragonisca angustula

Photo by andrecoppe
Published on Project Noah
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-23.5325, -46.7917

Field Notes

Description:

Small stingless bee with green eyes.

Habitat:

The hive entrance in the first picture was in a wall. A few meters from the hive the worker bee was collecting pollen (second pic).

Notes:

The worker bee was visiting a basil flower (Ocimum basilicum).

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Comments (2)
andrecoppe
São flores de manjericão mesmo! Vou já incluir essa informação na descrição. Obrigado!
Sckel
Parece que elas estão visitando flores de manjericão.

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