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Ligated Furrow Bee - Halictus ligatus This bee had the cutest yellow &quot;lips&quot;, but it was giving me the stink eye.<br />
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Habitat: Rural yard Fall,Geotagged,Halictidae,Halictus,Halictus ligatus,Ligated Furrow Bee,United States,bee Click/tap to enlarge

Ligated Furrow Bee - Halictus ligatus

This bee had the cutest yellow "lips", but it was giving me the stink eye.

Habitat: Rural yard

    comments (4)

  1. "aggression is one of the most influential behaviors for establishing hierarchy within the colony" may explain it. Posted 2 years ago
    1. Oh good. I thought it just didn't like me. Posted 2 years ago
      1. It doesn't like anybody, phew. Posted 2 years ago
        1. Exactly. Posted 2 years ago

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"Halictus ligatus" is a species of sweat bee from the family Halictidae, among the species that mine or burrow into the ground to create their nests. "H. ligatus," like "Lasioglossum zephyrus'," is a primitively eusocial bee species, in which aggression is one of the most influential behaviors for establishing hierarchy within the colony, and "H. ligatus" exhibits both reproductive division of labor and overlapping generations.

Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Mar 1, 2023. Captured Oct 15, 2021 12:21 in 31 Ferncrest Ave, Coventry, RI 02816, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm