With all the beautiful flowers in bloom, I have been enjoying taking some photographs of the pollinating insects in the garden. My goal is to not only increase recognition skills of good bugs vs. bad, but also learn identification of the male and female within the species. I ran across this beautiful bee or wasp (lower left) the other day and am trying to identify him proper. Since we have some beekeepers and enthusiasts out there, maybe you can help me. Have I stumbled upon a male Agapostemon splendens? In addition, is that his female counterpart above?
 |
| Beautiful Bee or Wasp? |
Thanks so much,
Denise, Beds 25 & 29
