Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 1094: Sweat Bees No. 1094 |

Sweat Bees
Sweat Bees (Halictidae) – family of suborder “Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees“

The Halictidae is the second largest family of Apoidea bees. Halictid species occur all over the world and are usually dark-colored and often metallic in appearance. Several species are all or partly green and a few are red; a number of them have yellow markings, especially the males, which commonly possess yellow faces, a pattern widespread among the various families of bees.

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Arthropods Insects Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees Sweat Bees Furrow Bees Lasioglossum White-lipped Blood Bee

This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „We received a letter from a reader“ An angry butterfly has written to us. It's about a lack of respect for small beings and the failure to preserve nature and our planet.

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We received a letter from a reader

„Sweat Bees“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily