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Unassuming little fly (ed. nope!) in Montreal, Canada Friends on Facebook pointed out the eyes looked beeish (not proof of course, there&#039;s so many mimics around) then another pointed out that bees have 5 eyes (three on top of head, like this guy), then another friend found a news article about how &quot;sweat bees&quot;, normally found south of the border, were becomming more common in Canada!<br /> <br /> All together I&#039;m going to call it, this is a &quot;Sweat Bee&quot;. They are often green and are named that way because they apparently are attracted to sweaty humans for some reason :) Agapostemon texanus,Canada,Geotagged,Green sweat bee,Spring,fly,flying insects,insects Click/tap to enlarge

Unassuming little fly (ed. nope!) in Montreal, Canada

Friends on Facebook pointed out the eyes looked beeish (not proof of course, there's so many mimics around) then another pointed out that bees have 5 eyes (three on top of head, like this guy), then another friend found a news article about how "sweat bees", normally found south of the border, were becomming more common in Canada!

All together I'm going to call it, this is a "Sweat Bee". They are often green and are named that way because they apparently are attracted to sweaty humans for some reason :)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Good luck identifying this one :) Posted 10 years ago
  2. View jerclarke's profile
    jerclarke
    Giant Tortoise
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    Not a fly at all! See updated description. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
  3. View Ernst's profile
    Ernst
    Lion
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    Genus - Halictus Posted one year ago

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By jerclarke

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Uploaded May 3, 2015. Captured May 2, 2015 14:49 in Chemin Olmsted, Montréal, QC H3H 1A2, Canada.
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  • f/20.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 127.9mm