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Agapostemon Sweat Bee

Agapostemon Sweat Bee

I photographed this pretty little bee while walking along a path in Western Oregon. While it was a little cool out for bees, I was still stopping to peer into m...
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I photographed this pretty little bee while walking along a path in Western Oregon. While it was a little cool out for bees, I was still stopping to peer into most flowers I passed - I didn't see many other bees, but this little one sure was beautiful! This is an Agapostemon species (probably Agapostemon virescens) also known as a green metallic bee or sweat bee. It was foraging in a Tolmie's star tulip (Calochortus tolmiei.
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/14 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 130/1

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Sep, 2020

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