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davidgeorgehaskell on Instagram: "In the early morning, look in your squash plants for these amazing bees. They have longer antennae, friendlier faces, and more gold…"
In the early morning, look in your squash plants for these amazing bees. They have longer antennae, friendlier faces, and more golden thoraxes than other bumble-like bees. Quite why they only fly in the early morning, sometimes well before dawn, I don't know. Perhaps to avoid hungry birds? To get the day's first flush of nectar? I think this one may be Xenoglossa pruinosa but I am no bee expert and am happy to be corrected
