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orchid bee (maybe)

Photo by Jorge4
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Field Notes

Description:

Metallic blue, a little bit smaller than a honey bee. Hind legs (Corbiculum) very gross.

Habitat:

It appeared dead in the floor of my back garden.

Notes:

Pollinator diversity is to be lost due to habitat destruction in Yucatán.

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Mission
Pollinating Insects of the World
Mission
The Color Blue
Mission
Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedMarch 8, 2012

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