Post #3596460
2026-07-05 02:23 UTC
So I don't think I mentioned this on here, but a couple weeks ago, walking to the grocery store, I was surprised to find a couple of *beautiful* metallic green sweat bees peeking out of burrows in a rather weedy, neglected, half-bare corner of yard, right by the sidewalk. Today I saw them again and was taking pictures when one of the residents was coming home. I was like, "Did you know you have BEES" and pointed them out to her, and she was very excited! She mentioned they make sure to leave leaf litter over the winter for better insect habitat. I went on my way and when I glanced back she was also stooping down to take pictures of them.
#bugstodon #insects #bees #NativeBees #Hymenoptera #Anthophila #Halictidae
Replies (5)
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@mxchara@seattle.pink 2026-07-05 17:40
@nev@flipping.rocks I don't think I have ever seen an iridescent green bee frand before
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@michaelgemar@cosocial.ca 2026-07-05 02:25
@nev@flipping.rocks It’s our Official Bee!
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@pseudonym@mastodon.online 2026-07-05 05:49
@nev@flipping.rocks So a big ole' fuzzy bumblebee today, checking out the local flowers. While family stopped to watch him for a bit.
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@apenkop@mstdn.social 2026-07-05 08:02
@nev@flipping.rocks How wonderful! And you'd think they are plants or veggies, about to sprout, so green they are.
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@futurebird@sauropods.win 2026-07-05 17:12
@nev@flipping.rocks They are so cute.