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Bee, Dark Brown/Black, Larger than honeybee but smaller than bumble bee, in Dallas Texas area, during August - Dieunomia heteropoda - male

Bee, Dark Brown/Black, Larger than honeybee but smaller than bumble bee, in Dallas Texas area, during August - Dieunomia heteropoda - Male
Dallas, Texas, USA
August 31, 2014
I have never seen this bee before. At first sight, I though it was a wasp, but soon realized this is a bee. It is smaller than a red wasp, but larger than a honey bee.

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Bee, Dark Brown/Black, Larger than honeybee but smaller than bumble bee, in Dallas Texas area, during August - Dieunomia heteropoda - male Bee, Dark Brown/Black, Larger than honeybee but smaller than bumble bee, in Dallas Texas area, during August - Dieunomia heteropoda - male Bee, Dark Brown/Black, Larger than honeybee but smaller than bumble bee, in Dallas Texas area, during August - Dieunomia heteropoda - male

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