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Re: [NatureNS] Metallic green beesHi,
Both of these are superficially similar to the ones I saw today =
except for the yellow bands on the abdomen which were fine and (I =
thought) more numerous; ~8 as a guess. Will try to get a photo.
When Ants drink a liquid, the pale transverse bands on the abdomen =
widen from barely perceptable to entirely obvious. Does some Bee =
transverse banding width also vary with liquid load ?
YT, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Phil Schappert=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Metallic green bees
At 7:02 PM -0300 7/9/15, Sean Dzafovic wrote:
I saw some bees coming out of ground burrows that had a green thorax =
and a yellow/black striped abdomen. I looked through Bug Guide and they =
seemed to be
Agapostemon angelicus
http://bugguide.net/node/view/166106
but the map shows they are only in Western and central US/Canada.
Are these present in Nova Scotia, or would they be another species?
Close on the ID, Sean, but they are far more likely to be (and look =
pretty much indistinguishable from) A. virescens (which does occur =
here). See http://bugguide.net/node/view/21858
Phil
--=20
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27 Clovis Ave.
Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3
philschappert.ca
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"Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."
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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
<DIV> Both of these are superficially similar to the =
ones I=20
saw today except for the yellow bands on the abdomen which were fine and =
(I=20
thought) more numerous; ~8 as a guess. Will try to get a photo.</DIV>
<DIV> When Ants drink a liquid, the pale transverse =
bands on=20
the abdomen widen from barely perceptable to entirely obvious. Does=20
some Bee transverse banding width also vary with liquid load =
?</DIV>
<DIV>YT, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV>
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bees</DIV>
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<DIV>At 7:02 PM -0300 7/9/15, Sean Dzafovic wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">I saw some bees coming out of =
ground burrows=20
that had a green thorax and a yellow/black striped abdomen. I looked =
through=20
Bug Guide and they seemed to be<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><I><B>Agapostemon=20
angelicus</B></I><B><BR></B><A=20
=
href=3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/166106">http://bugguide.net/node/vi=
ew/166106</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">but the map shows they are only in =
Western=20
and central US/Canada.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=3D"" type=3D"cite">Are these present in Nova Scotia, =
or would=20
they be another species?</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Close on the ID, Sean, but they are far more likely to be (and =
look=20
pretty much indistinguishable from) A. virescens (which does occur =
here). See=20
http://bugguide.net/node/view/21858</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Phil</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DCourier><BR>Phil Schappert, =
PhD</FONT></DIV>
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Ave.</FONT></DIV>
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1J3</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000=20
face=3DCourier>imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 =
face=3DCourier>philschappert.com</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DCourier><BR>"Just let imagination =
lead, reality=20
will follow through..."</FONT></DIV>
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