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10-07-2009, 09:42 PM
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Re: alternative bee picture
This looks to me like one of those stingless bees. That abdomen looks rather flat and non-pointed to me.
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10-16-2009, 11:04 AM
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Re: alternative bee picture
Hi, just a comment or two on the bee photo. The bee in question is not a blue orchard bee but something else in a different genus. As mentioned above, blue orchard bees collect pollen on the underside of their abdomens and not on their legs.
The other photo link that was referenced (binderboard) is of an Osmia bee that has been mislabeled on many internet sites as a blue orchard bee. It is actually a photo of Osmia ribifloris, a blueberry pollinating bee, that appeared on the cover of Agricultural Research magazine several years ago. That species is similar to the blue orchard bee, O. lignaria, but side by side comparisons show several differences.
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10-20-2009, 10:14 PM
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Re: alternative bee picture
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/w...lackbee161.jpg
http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/w...lackbee141.jpg I have them here in Mo. not sure what they are though. RKR
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