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Tiny bees, mating - Ceratina - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Phil Huntley-Franck

Tiny bees, mating - Ceratina - Male Female
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
May 10, 2009
Size: tiny
At first I thought this was the tiniest bee I'd ever seen. Then I realized it was two bees - enacting their role in "the birds and the bees".

My best guess to their size would be one eight of an inch, and that's pushing it.
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Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 20 May, 2009 - 10:23pm
Last updated 27 May, 2009 - 2:56pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 27 May, 2009 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

Small carpenter bees?
Probably genus Ceratina, but hard to be certain from this angle alone.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 May, 2009 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

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