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Black Bee - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2012 Michael

Black Bee - Apis mellifera
Valdosta, GA, USA, Lowndes County, Georgia, USA
May 1, 2012
Size: Same size as honeybees
This guy (or gal) was more hyper than the honeybees that were all over this sweetclover. He was a bit more camera shy, also. By hyper, I mean he moved faster from flower to flower on the same stalk, and from stalk to stalk.
Contributed by Michael on 3 May, 2012 - 12:36am
Last updated 3 May, 2012 - 8:44am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 3 May, 2012 - 8:44am

bee
And here's a photo of one that looks almost like the one you posted -
… Ilona L., 3 May, 2012 - 1:22am

Honey bee
Honey bee - Apis mellifera
… Matt Bearup, 3 May, 2012 - 1:05am

 
solid black?
Soo... a honeybee can be solid black? I am not arguing, I posted this one because I could not ID it elsewhere - I am not an entomologist...
… Michael, 3 May, 2012 - 11:58am

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