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sleeping or moribund bee - Centris rhodopus
Copyright © 2017 Richard C. Hoyer

sleeping or moribund bee - Centris rhodopus
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 16, 2017
Not sure if it's too cool and moist to move, or if there is a cordycipitaceous fungus growing on its thorax.

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Contributed by Richard C. Hoyer on 21 July, 2017 - 9:47am
Last updated 22 July, 2017 - 6:16am

Moved
Moved from Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps.
… John S. Ascher, 22 July, 2017 - 6:16am

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