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Sweat bee

Lasioglossum (Dialictus) sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Small metallic-colored short-tongued bee. Observed licking my fingers, presumably for the salts in my sweat. Would fly away if disturbed, only to return and resume licking.

Habitat:

At a city park.

Reference Links:

Subgenus Dialictus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KristalWatrous
Thanks textless. It really is hard with a small, shiny moving creature. At least the taste of my fingers was enough to appease her for a bit. :)
textless
Great photos... it's hard to capture something so tiny. :)

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PublishedOctober 5, 2011

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