Purple Cavern of Pollen, pt. 4 - _TNY_4329
Yet another shot of this little girl, hard at work inside a nice purple tulip and covering herself in yellow pollen in the process. She is a sweat bee in the Lasioglossum genus but I'm not entirely sure which exact species.
Using a nice key I found (www.artnyckeln.se/type/lasioglossum-1005524-fullbildade-s...) and multiple photos I managed to narrow it down to one of five species (out of the thirty in the country), but in the end it has to end up as Lasioglossum sp.
Pt. 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/32214368767/
Pt. 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/47932701243/
Pt. 3 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/48632162072/
and a closeup on the bee once outside the tulip here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/33617550268/
Purple Cavern of Pollen, pt. 4 - _TNY_4329
Yet another shot of this little girl, hard at work inside a nice purple tulip and covering herself in yellow pollen in the process. She is a sweat bee in the Lasioglossum genus but I'm not entirely sure which exact species.
Using a nice key I found (www.artnyckeln.se/type/lasioglossum-1005524-fullbildade-s...) and multiple photos I managed to narrow it down to one of five species (out of the thirty in the country), but in the end it has to end up as Lasioglossum sp.
Pt. 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/32214368767/
Pt. 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/47932701243/
Pt. 3 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/48632162072/
and a closeup on the bee once outside the tulip here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/33617550268/