Nomad Bee - Nomada ruficornis
I found this bee in this position. It was holding on to a highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) bud with its mouthparts. It was alive, but stayed in this same position for at least an hour. I've been told that they sleep in this position!
Habitat: Mixed, swampy forest
Just like Bumble Bees suffer from the presence of Cuckoo Bumble Bees, many other bees know such parasites as well. Mining Bees suffer from Wasp Bees. These bees resemble wasps very much, have the striking yellow yellow and black stripes, but they are actually bees. They deposit their eggs in the nest of a mining bee and when their larvae grow up they kill the mining bee's larvae in the process. The species below is parasitic on the Early Mining Bee. On flowers the males are often seen, the females.. more
