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A little black bee???? - Melissodes bimaculatus - male
Copyright © 2013 Natalie Pirrone

A little black bee???? - Melissodes bimaculatus - Male
River Canard (between LaSalle & Amherstburg), 1 km east of the Detroit River, near Windsor & approx 45 km from Pt Pelee Nat'l Pk, Essex, Ontario, Canada
July 25, 2013
Size: 1 cm
These little bees (I think) have a round, black body with quite long antennae and I've noticed a small cluster of them hanging on a nearly dead tomato leaf. It looks as though they have a whitish coloured pollen on their legs. If the branch is touched, they fall off appearing to be dead yet they are actually alive.
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Contributed by Natalie Pirrone on 26 July, 2013 - 7:35am
Last updated 1 August, 2015 - 8:08pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 23 August, 2013 - 12:59am login or register to post comments

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… Charley Eiseman, 21 August, 2013 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

Long-horned Digger Bees
These are male Melissodes bimaculata. The females dig nests in the ground. Males aren't allowed in, so they sleep clustered together at night, usually on weeds. They seem to prefer your tomato plants! They are harmless.
… Lee Penner, 26 July, 2013 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

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