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Baiting orchid bees at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center - Euglossa dilemma - male
Copyright © 2007 Alan Chin Lee

Baiting orchid bees at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center - Euglossa dilemma - Male
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
November 5, 2007
I convinced visiting biologist Charlotte Skov to conduct her experiment with chemical compounds which may attract males at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center instead of Fern Forest and she agreed … and a successful day it was!
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Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 8 November, 2007 - 7:39pm
Last updated 10 November, 2007 - 6:59pm

awesome pic!!!
awesome pic!!!
… Martin Hauser, 11 November, 2007 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Martin ...
We both had a blast that day with the bees and discovering potentially new information about them!
… Alan Chin Lee, 11 November, 2007 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

 
I bated them in the tropics (
I bated them in the tropics (Bolivia, Costa Rica) and the colors are amazing there... Normally I do not like introduced insects, but with this one I might make an exception - they are very interesting and hopefully we find out more about their biology....
… Martin Hauser, 11 November, 2007 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

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