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Bee? - Tachytes - male

Bee? - Tachytes - Male
Near Varnado, Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
September 21, 2019
I think this is a bee and not a wasp, but I'm not positive. Any help with ID would be much appreciated.

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Bee? - Tachytes - male Bee? - Tachytes - male

Male
7 abdominal segments = ♂
Wow, that's a lot of pollen! This might be a male Tachytes distinctus, but it's hard to be sure.

 
Thanks.
Thanks, Bob. Maybe one day I'll learn to distinguish wasps from bees.

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