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Male Agapostemon? - Agapostemon melliventris - male

Male Agapostemon? - Agapostemon melliventris - Male
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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Male Agapostemon? - Agapostemon melliventris - male Male Agapostemon? - Agapostemon melliventris - male Male Agapostemon? - Agapostemon melliventris - male

Primo! Metallic Green Bee Thom
I love this shot.

 
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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