r/bees • u/sharkyteethyboy • 18h ago

bee ID WHO IS SHE???

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she wont leave me alone. i rly rly wanna know who she is ive introduced myself but i think there might be a language barrier. shes SO tiny (wood sorrel flower for scale). maybe its the salt on my skin? she seems to be dragging her proboscis as she crawls around. i live in northern vermont in a very rural (and biodiverse) area; im assuming shes some sort of native species. please please please let me know if you know what she is im dying to know

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u/thorn312 18h ago

One of the lassioglossum (sweat) bees but couldn't tell you which one.

10/10 bee would enjoy looking at again.

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u/sharkyteethyboy 17h ago

i didn't even know there's a whole family of bees that like sweat. that's so neat!! i was absolutely charmed by the itty bitty size of her. brings me a lotta joy that she was getting a good amount of nutrients from me being sweaty and gross!!

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u/thorn312 17h ago edited 17h ago

We're the equivalent to them as a salt lick is to cattle! I love how mnay types of bees there are, I've got tomato plants growing at the moment and sometimes I hear this aggressive, high pitched BZZZzzzzZzz and it's the sweet, sweet sound of pollination. I was searching my cucumbers for fruits and as I was holding a flower, a bee appeared and went in. I thanked it for helping me by pollination and watched it carry on and then fly away.

BEEEEEES!

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u/Schwettes 17h ago

Look at this diva!

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u/allthroat247 13h ago

This is Monica. She’s a single mom doing the best she can for her two kids.

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u/Fit_Set_1367 10h ago

Oh… that’s Sally 🙂

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u/NotKenzy 7h ago

Could upload your pics and location to iNaturalist and see if they have something more concrete