A news photographer sent me these videos wanting me to identify this bee. I cant say I have ever seen one like it can someone put a name to it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48352011@N08/4853104445/#secret2494b207e7-w500-h281 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48352011@N08/4853104445/#secret2494b207e7-w500-h281)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48352011@N08/4853096897/#secret70c1456a9c-w500-h281in/photostream/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48352011@N08/4853096897/#secret70c1456a9c-w500-h281in/photostream/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48352011@N08/4853065903/#secretd4db4e9ac1-w500-h281in/photostream/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48352011@N08/4853065903/#secretd4db4e9ac1-w500-h281in/photostream/)
http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2009/01/camera-critters-green-bee.html (http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2009/01/camera-critters-green-bee.html)
this has a lot of info on the GREEN BEE
Looks like the little Halictid bees we have around here. Tiny lil' guys I've seen hanging around on wildflowers. Google "sweat bee".
We've got them here too...always just lumped them in with "sweat bees".
Scott
ME three I,ve been told there sweat bees and great pollinators.
I also vote sweat bee. We don't see them real often around here. I photographed one that showed up on a cut out two years ago.
...JP