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RichKeller Photography🏳️‍🌈

@Rihilism@toot.community

Day in the life of a sweat bee.

1. Touring its favored garden.
2. Bidding good day to its neighbors.
3. Tucking in for a late morning repast.
4. Celebrating its postprandial w/ a contented smile that stems from the sweet satisfaction of a life well lived.

#PhotoHour #MacroPhotography #insects #AltText

Extreme closeup of a small sweat bee (ID apps suggest a white-footed sweat bee) crawling across a pair of lacy phacelia flowers with out of focus flowers in the background. This bee's back legs and pollen baskets are covered in purple pollen collected from the dark purple anthers that top each pale purple stamen. This species has similar features to honeybees with a dull metallic green abdomen, thorax, and head covered in fine gold hairs, two segmented antennae, three simple eyes on the forehead, two large compound eyes on either side of the head, six legs, and transparent amber wings with dark veining.

Extreme closeup of a small sweat bee (ID apps suggest a white-footed sweat bee) climbing a vertical stamen of a lacy phacelia flower with out of focus stamens and a gray wall in the background. The bee is vertical and facing forward with a slight turn to the right leaving both eyes visible. In this view the bee's mouth parts and mandibles are visible and they look similar to a smile but with alien-like "teeth". This species has similar features to honeybees with a dull metallic green abdomen, thorax, and head covered in fine gold hairs, two segmented antennae, three simple eyes on the forehead, two large compound eyes on either side of the head, six legs, and transparent amber wings with dark veining.