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Copyright © 2007
Alan Chin Lee
Let sleeping orchid bees, well ... hang -
Euglossa dilemma
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Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
October 10, 2007
Orchid bees sleep by holding on to a surface with their mandables and hanging.
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Contributed by
Alan Chin Lee
on 10 October, 2007 - 4:28pm
Last updated 16 October, 2007 - 10:54pm
Wow! I love all of your pics
Wow! I love all of your pics of Orchid bees. Fantastic!
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J. Anderson
, 9 January, 2011 - 4:44pm
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Hey Jody
Thanks for the great comment! These bees have been great to photograph in the field and have lots of personality too! You have a great collection of photographs also!
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Alan Chin Lee
, 10 January, 2011 - 10:07pm
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