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Agapostemon virescens
Metallic Green bees A. virescens are ground nesting bees & one of the few halictid bees that nest communally. The burrows are branched and cells are built at the ends and filled with soil after the eggs are laid. The females divide the guarding and foraging duties & often switch between nests. Common predators of these bees are cuckoo bees, which will take over the nests and lay their own eggs into the provisioned cells. Metallic Green bees are important pollinators and are generalists, visiting a wide variety of flowering plants.
Southern Canada - throughout much of the U.S. A variety of habitats with flowering plants and areas suitable for nesting.
Spotted on Jun 15, 2012
Submitted on Jun 18, 2012
21 Comments
Again, thank you so much everyone for your comments!
Congratulations for the SOTD, Small Wonders. This is a beautiful photo (like all your photos, I must say).
Congrats on your spotting of the day, small wonders. Wonderful detail and color on your macro.
Awesome spotting gracias!
Excellent! Congrats
That is an impressive spotting. Congratulations!
Congratulations Small !
Wow - Thank you so much everyone! & Thank you Project Noah for choosing my photo to help represent this very important week :)
Happy National Pollinators Week!
fabulous!!!^^
Congratulations!!
so wonderful! congratulations!
Congratulations :)
congrats!
Congratulations !!!
Congrats! :)
As Neil mentions below, what a way to kick-off National Pollinator Week! Congrats on earning Spotting of the Day!
"Green Metallic Bees are part of the Insect family Halictidae, commonly known as Sweat Bees as they are often attracted to perspiration."
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Wow, great capture!!
Thank you Jeannette, Neil & Adam!
beautiful colors and great photo
This is a terrific addition for Pollinator's week!
Wow, beautiful shot and spotting :)