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		<title>Sawfly Larva and Bee</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What am I seeing? Location: Cornville, AZ May 14, 2012 Hi Daniel - Another pic attached for you, strange one. What am I seeing here? We have 10 Italian Cypress appx. 25 ft. tall here that we found the Sawfly Larva on.  Did not want to take a chance on losing them so I sprayed [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Hunt&#8217;s Bumble Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2012/05/05/bumble-bee-but-what-species/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 19:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tricolored Bumble Bee Location: Mancos, CO (Southwestern Colorado) May 4, 2012 4:11 pm Bugman, I have the great fortune of having an apple tree in full bloom here at my home. There are many species of bees buzzing about, but this one especially caught my eye. I thought that I would submit my picture of [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Fuzzy Footed Bee from Oregon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2012/04/21/fuzzy-footed-bee-from-oregon-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[some sort of bee Location: Johnson Prairie, Southern Oregon April 20, 2012 11:18 am This came inside the camper and I got it out once and then it came back again, so I took its picture. Only saw one and cannot find an ID on it. Thank you for this great website! Signature: Leslie Dear [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Green Orchid Bee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Identification Request: Green hovering bug Location: Ft Lauderdale, Florida April 11, 2012 10:09 pm I see these bugs on rare occassions. They will hover in one spot in mid air. If you disturb them, they fly away and then they will return to the exact same spot. They move very quickly. These photos were taken [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Male Valley Carpenter Bee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Solitary Bees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Eastern Carpenter Bee</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stumped by a backyard find! Location: Wake Forest, NC February 3, 2012 5:34 pm My dog found this insect in our backyard yesterday 2/2/12. I’ve never seen anything like it. I’m hoping you can help tell me what it is! Thank you! Signature: Megan Hi Megan, This sure appears to be an Eastern Carpenter Bee, [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Blue Banded Bees from Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Further to the Blue Banded Bee Location: Queensland February 1, 2012 6:52 pm Hi guys, As pointed out in the link you provided on my previous picture, the males of this species cluster together and hang by their jaws (?)at night from a grass stem or leaf. Here is a shot taken late afternoon on [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Blue Banded Bee from Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One for your collection Location: Queensland. Australia January 21, 2012 12:33 am Hi guys, Seems you don’t have this guy in the database, or at least the search engine didn’t bring it up for me. These guys, the Blue-banded Bee – Amegilla cingulata, are becoming a very important pollinators for commercial crops as the Small [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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