Unidentified bee

anthony · Post by **anthony** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:48 pm

Do you know what this is? Top-lit stereo, 20x. Canon Powershot A520. Stitched.

Head, 40x:

rovebeetle · Post by **rovebeetle** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:41 am

Looks pretty much like a cuckoo bee (genus Nomada) to me.

Cheers

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:54 am

I photographed some cuckoo bees here a while back, not knowing their habits I assumed them to have become parasitized, when I found them hanging from leaves and pine needles by their mouth parts. Interesting little bees they are.