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Mosquito bee

Trigona iridipennis

Description:

Very small bees of about 5mm.

Notes:

among the greatest pollinators of all, these bees visit very diverse flora.

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7 Comments

misako
misako 11 years ago

cool!

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi Makenna. These bees belong to Stingless bees group, a very common group of bees in the tropics, and they can not sting.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

@JuanDiTrani
Thank you.

lori.tas
lori.tas 11 years ago

Nice shot.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 11 years ago

@mackenna.starr
No, They are stingless

Egyptflower
Egyptflower 11 years ago

Impressive! Do they sting?

Wow! Great capture!

sunnyjosef
Spotted by
sunnyjosef

Kochi, Kerala, India

Spotted on Jun 5, 2011
Submitted on Sep 5, 2012

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