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Confusing metallic-Furrow bee hundreds of these tiny bees appearing to live in a sand bank just above the high tide mark Geotagged,Halictus confusus,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Confusing metallic-Furrow bee

hundreds of these tiny bees appearing to live in a sand bank just above the high tide mark

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  1. Like a jewel, so awesome. Posted 4 years ago
    1. Some more than others too - or maybe it was the way the light was hitting them. I had originally uploaded a different photo, but replaced it with this one, that shows their metallic sheen much better. Posted 4 years ago

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''Halictus confusus'', the southern bronze furrow bee or confused sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is a primitively eusocial bee species found in open habitats in Eurasia and North America.

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Uploaded Sep 3, 2021. Captured Sep 2, 2021 10:44 in 7010 Whitham Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506, USA.
  • X-E2
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 80mm