Yucca, Flowers, Butterfly and pretty green Bee thing?

curious kat · Jul 20, 2014

Just wanted to post some spring/summers local "pretties" before I forget to. :icon_flower:

.....wow, sorry that's a lot! One last thing, saw this pretty little jewel-bee like insect...and

wonder what it is...anyone know?

VERDE · Jul 20, 2014

Hey kat!! As always, really nice pictures and thanks for sharing!! You live in really nice country!! Hope you are well!! GOOD LUCK and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

coazon de oro · Jul 20, 2014

Nice shots Kat, I could almost smell those flowers. :icon_thumleft:

vpnavy · Jul 21, 2014

Nice photographs! Thanks for sharing...

Cariboo5 · Jul 21, 2014

Nice pics especially the green bee. Found a link about green metallic bee however only the top part of the body is green and this is a female bee. Yours looks all green (could this be the male bee ?)
Here's the link:...Green Metallic Bee, Agapostemon melliventris

curious kat · Jul 21, 2014

Thank you VERDE, you're always so nice & hope you're doing well also ( Dr.?).

coazon de oro....thanks...got to be careful smelling them with the "bee's"... :laughing7:

Thanks vpnavy :thumbsup:

Cariboo....thank you

for looking that up...you got me searching and found out that the female is all green and the male is only half like in the pictures in your post...thanks to you I found this picture....

...again, thanks for your help. :icon_thumleft:

4reale · Jul 21, 2014

Here you go, Kat. Hope this helps.

Mother Nature's Backyard - A Water-wise Garden: Metallic Green Bees ? Genus Agapostemon

tamrock · Jul 21, 2014

I've always known those as a sweat bee. Never looked in to the true name. I tried to get a picture of one here but he moved around to much. You got some very pretty pictures Kat. :icon_thumleft:

curious kat · Jul 22, 2014

4reale....thanks for that link, very nice of you. :thumbsup:

tamrock...thanks....yes, you're right they are sweat bees. I guess "metallic green" just sounds better or describes the way they look. They say the females are the fast movers & the males are slower.