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Honey-tailed Striped Sweat bee (Agapostemon melliventris)
Photo#236575
Copyright © 2008
Thom Schaefer
Male Agapostemon? -
Agapostemon melliventris
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Near Dallas, Denton County, Texas, USA
October 27, 2008
Size: <1/2 inch
Normally I see a number of these bees together, but this one was all by himself. Beautiful color and really cool eyes.
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Contributed by
Thom Schaefer
on 27 October, 2008 - 11:34pm
Last updated 30 October, 2008 - 9:05pm
Primo! Metallic Green Bee Thom
I love this shot.
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Lynette Elliott
, 22 March, 2009 - 1:52pm
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Thank you!
Thank you, Lynette! Between the vivid colors and those ultra-cool eyes, this was one of my favorite "critters" to shoot. This shot always makes me think it looks like a bull charging the matador, lol.
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Thom Schaefer
, 29 March, 2009 - 6:01am
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