Metallic green sweat bee (IMAGE)

Penn State

Metallic green sweat bee

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Researchers found that temperature and precipitation patterns are very important drivers of wild bee communities in our study, more important than the amount of suitable habitat or floral and nesting resources in the landscape. The image features a metallic green sweat bee (family Halictidae) on a dill flower.

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Kate Anton, Penn State

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