VERRY old bee fossil found

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Mike B in OKlahoma
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VERRY old bee fossil found

Post by Mike B in OKlahoma »

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/co ... ssil_x.htm

This one is so old it apparently still has a lot of wasp traits. Also notice that it is a male that was apparently gathering pollen, so not a bee with drones like the modern honeybee.
Mike Broderick
Oklahoma City, OK, USA

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