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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Bees</title>
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		<title>Honey Bee on Ancient Coins</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/19/honey-bee-on-ancient-coins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ancient representation of which insect?
November 18, 2009
Dear Bugman,
I am studying insects and the ancient economy and am wondering what identification you would assign the insect on these 4th and 3rd century BC coins. It has traditionally been called a &#8220;bee&#8221; and I would like to know, from an entomological perspective, 1) is this ID accurate [...]


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		<title>Sweat Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/12/mining-bee-we-believe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bee, 1 inch long, loner, colored like a honey bee but not so fuzzy, antennas flare out and are long &#8211; see photos attached
November 9, 2009
Excellent site! Do you know what kind of bee this is?
Thanks
T. Keefe
Houston TX
Dear T.,
We are relatively certain that this is a Mining Bee in the genus Andrena.  According to BugGuide:  [...]


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		<title>Black and Gold Bumble Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/19/black-and-gold-bumble-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/19/black-and-gold-bumble-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pearl Crescent
Hello, Dan &#38; Lisa,
I have a few photos, and I know you can&#8217;t publish them which is okey-dokey,
&#8230; And last, but not least is what I call, Big Daddy Bee, a Bombus auricomus. I love those gentle giants!
These were all in my front yard garden in Minnetonka Minnesota.
Anyway, I don&#8217;t recall seeing these on [...]


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		<title>Digger Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/08/carpenter-bee-maybe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a bee?
September 7, 2009
This insect was photographed in in early September, it looks a lot like a digger bee but it&#8217;s eyes are brown and not green. I have searched the net and all of my bug books but can&#8217;t ID it! Help!
Thanks, Rhonda
Tucson, AZ
Hi Rhonda,
Our first inclination is that this is some [...]


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		<title>Male Valley Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/male-valley-carpenter-bee-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/male-valley-carpenter-bee-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kind of Cicada?
September 1, 2009
Dear Bugman,
This bug appeared in my backyard for the first time this year. We&#8217;ve lived in the house for 6 years. My wife though bee family, I&#8217;m thinking cicada. Verdict?
Mickey
Encino, CA
Hi Mickey,
This golden green-eyed male Valley Carpenter Bee differs significantly from his sexually dimorphic, black mate.  The larger female Valley Carpenter [...]


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		<title>Green Orchid Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/29/green-orchid-bee-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/29/green-orchid-bee-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[what kind of bee is this
August 29, 2009
I would like to know as much info on this cool looking green bee as possible
mike samsel
pompano beach florida
Dear Mike,
When we first posted an image of a Green Orchid Bee, Euglossa viridissima, in October 2004, and it created quite a stir.  The species has since become established in [...]


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		<title>Bumble Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/20/bumble-bee-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[bombus flavifrons dimidiatus?August 20, 2009Found at 5700&#8242; elevation in Jet Creek, above the W fork of the Methow R, in Washington&#8217;s Pasayten WildernessTvashtar5700&#8242;, Pasayten Wilderness, WA



Bumble Bee


Hi again Tvashtar,BugGuide does not picture the subspecies dimidiatus, but we believe your ID of Bombus flavifrons might be correct.&#160; Perhaps a Bumble Bee specialist will write in to [...]


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		<title>Mating Bumble Bees</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/19/mating-bumble-bees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bumblebee love
August 19, 2009
I looked out the window, at my humming bird feeder, and saw bees not birds. You might say the birds and bees. It&#8217;s what my mother called it. So, I grabed my camera, and out the door. Now the hard part. The humming bird feeder is outside my bedroom window, on the [...]


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		<title>Chinese Mantid eats Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/14/chinese-mantid-eats-carpenter-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/14/chinese-mantid-eats-carpenter-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese mantis feeds on carpenter bee
August 13, 2009
Hi bugman! I took these shots about a year ago and have been meaning to send them to you. I was sitting on my porch and saw some something moving in my mom&#8217;s garden. Then I went down to check it out and to my surprise there was [...]


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		<title>Bee Killer Kills Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/06/bee-killer-kills-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/06/bee-killer-kills-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bee eating another bee
August 6, 2009
We saw a bee catch another bee in midair. It then flew away with it&#8217;s prey in mouth only to get eaten by a bird in midair. Food chain in action!
Jonathan Bergado
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Hi Jonathan,
The predator in your photo is not a Bee, but rather a Robber Fly known [...]


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