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Probable jagged ambush bug consuming bee - Phymata americana
Copyright © 2010 Jenny Anderson

Probable jagged ambush bug consuming bee - Phymata americana
Larimer/Boulder County Line at Little Thompson River east of foothills, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
July 15, 2010
Size: ca. 7 mm long
Bug first observed 7/15/2010 morning. It was apparently consuming this bee. This continued 15-20 minutes, when bug either released or let go of the bee, which fell to the ground. Bug has remained on the Rudeckia flower through the night and is still there this morning 7/16/2010. When I first saw the bug holding the bee, the bee still had spider web on it. Later, I saw a spider (?) and a web lurking beneath a petal of the Rudeckia flower.

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Contributed by Jenny Anderson on 16 August, 2010 - 11:01am
Last updated 30 October, 2011 - 5:16pm

Moved
Moved from Jagged Ambush Bugs.
… drswanny, 30 October, 2011 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… drswanny, 5 October, 2010 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 3 September, 2010 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

This is one of the Jagged Amb
This is one of the Jagged Ambush Bugs (Phymata) but I am not sure which species.

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The bee looks like one of the Leaf-cutting and Resin Bees (Megachile) but please wait for an expert on this.

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… Ron M., 16 August, 2010 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

 
No
It is a Halictus female probably H. ligatus
… John S. Ascher, 16 August, 2010 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

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