Sweat Bee - Two Views
Feb 22, 2019 18:41:46 #
Feb 22, 2019 22:40:54 #
Feb 23, 2019 05:46:49 #
Feb 23, 2019 06:07:00 #
Feb 23, 2019 06:54:00 #
Feb 23, 2019 07:02:46 #
larry wright
Loc: SW OHIO
Do not aggravate them.
They come after YOU with a wallop and an army for fighters,
I know!
They come after YOU with a wallop and an army for fighters,
I know!
Feb 23, 2019 07:34:21 #
Bmac wrote:
At least I think it's a sweat bee. Feel free to correct. I am not sure which version I prefer. Critique, comments and suggestions always welcomed. Thanks. 
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In my humble opinion, the second one is the better representation.
Feb 23, 2019 09:34:17 #
It looks like a parasitic wasp. They lay eggs into a Horned Tomato Worm, and when they hatch, they migrate into the worm, and eat it from the inside out. You can tell the eggs as they are white things on stalks on the worms back.
Feb 23, 2019 09:58:24 #
Bmac wrote:
I heard about that also and saw some images of the 'big guy." Wonder what his sting would feel like. Thanks for coming by and commenting Kuzano.
I prefer to not know how the sting would feel. The discomfort from small ones is bad enough, I’ll forgo any stings if possible.
Feb 23, 2019 10:32:58 #
Bmac wrote:
At least I think it's a sweat bee. Feel free to correct. I am not sure which version I prefer. Critique, comments and suggestions always welcomed. Thanks.
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Sharp and beautiful shots, bmac.
Feb 23, 2019 10:46:54 #
Bmac wrote:
At least I think it's a sweat bee. Feel free to correct. I am not sure which version I prefer. Critique, comments and suggestions always welcomed. Thanks.
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I was stung once by a sweat bee along a country road, ice helped.
Feb 23, 2019 13:16:39 #
Bmac wrote:
At least I think it's a sweat bee. Feel free to correct. I am not sure which version I prefer. Critique, comments and suggestions always welcomed. Thanks.
Select download for additional resolution.
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Nice!
Yep: Sweat bee. I prefer the first on download. It stays sharp & clear. The cropped version #2, enlarges too much on download and doesn't hold up as well.
Feb 23, 2019 20:04:24 #
100% certain it is not a sweat bee. This looks to be some type of wasp. The sweat bee is much smaller but it's sting is very powerful for such a small bee. They are also black and have a hard shell. It feels sort of like a burn and it keeps on twinging after the sting. I think they are called sweat bees because they generally like to get in areas like the fold of your elbow, backs of your knees or some other area that gets damp with sweat.
Feb 23, 2019 20:38:26 #
cameranut wrote:
100% certain it is not a sweat bee. This looks to be some type of wasp. The sweat bee is much smaller but it's sting is very powerful for such a small bee. They are also black and have a hard shell. It feels sort of like a burn and it keeps on twinging after the sting. I think they are called sweat bees because they generally like to get in areas like the fold of your elbow, backs of your knees or some other area that gets damp with sweat.
Google "Halictidae" There are over 200 species. Take a look at the image tab.
BTW, Our wasps have little or no "hair" That which you see on this 'bee' is used for gathering pollen.
Feb 23, 2019 21:30:32 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
Google "Halictidae" There are over 200 species. Take a look at the image tab.
BTW, Our wasps have little or no "hair" That which you see on this 'bee' is used for gathering pollen.
BTW, Our wasps have little or no "hair" That which you see on this 'bee' is used for gathering pollen.
I've been looking at hundreds of photos. I had no idea they came in so many sizes and colors.
Ours are very tiny and dark in color. I wish the photos weren't blown up so large. It makes them look like monsters and makes id difficult. Ours resemble something of the Systropha Planidens type.
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