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Orchid bee - Euglossa viridissima - female
Copyright © 2007 Alan Chin-Lee

Orchid bee - Euglossa viridissima - Female
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
November 11, 2007
Orchid bee females collect their pollen in smooth corbiculae on their hind tibiae and metatarsi. Note the large pollen loads on her hind legs.

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Orchid bee - Euglossa viridissima - female Orchid bee - Euglossa viridissima - female Orchid bee - Euglossa viridissima - female
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Contributed by Alan Chin-Lee on 12 November, 2007 - 9:30pm
Last updated 1 January, 2009 - 5:58pm

The action makes for...
...very interesting pictures. I like this approach!
… HandsOff, 18 November, 2007 - 3:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Handsoff ...
I am on a current mission to discover more about this curious little bee's behavior/habits. Hopefully I will encounter a nest in the near future!
… Alan Chin-Lee, 18 November, 2007 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

great photos
Great capture of detail and action (these and your other bee photos).
… Joyce Gross, 12 November, 2007 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Joyce ...
Thank you for your kind comments. These days I seem to have a mild obsession with trying to capture insects in flight and other behaviors!
… Alan Chin-Lee, 13 November, 2007 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

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