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luielvi OP t1_je9e6o4 wrote

Reply to comment by radium_eater in Found a shiny blue-winged bee by luielvi

I have no idea! It didn't seem like it could fly, it was just crawling and scratching its wings with its back. Didn't have water or any sweets with me and I didn't want to touch it.

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Polishspy t1_je9nnfy wrote

I think that's a mason bee, the. Don't build traditional hives but use hollows in trees.

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ValifriggOdinsson t1_je9thd3 wrote

*carpenter bee

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Ghozer t1_jeani6w wrote

thorax too 'long' for carpenter bee, they are much more rounded, different shaped abdomen too, and thorax isn't 'fluffy' on this image.... not sure it is a carpenter bee...

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ValifriggOdinsson t1_jearqlq wrote

Tbh I haven’t found this color scheme in mason bees on my google research, only carpenter bees 😅 didn’t look at smaller details

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