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Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Photo by CaseyRobinson
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Description:

a small bee covered in pollen

Species ID Suggestions

Western honey bee

Apis mellifera

Comments (1)

The pollen covering all of this bee's hind legs, rather than just a restricted pollen basket like honey bees have, makes me think this is a sweat bee in the genus Halictus rather than a honey bee.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2011

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