[Pollinator] Fwd: FW: Bee

[S. Hollis Woodard]

Hi Peter,

I’m pretty sure that pic is of an Exoneura (reed bee) species. I dissected several hundred of their brains for a sequencing project and the one in the pic definitely looks similar!

Cheers,
Hollis

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On Jun 25, 2014, at 9:42 AM, Peter Bernhardt <bernhap2 at slu.edu> wrote:

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> The two attachments are based on work performed by Australians.  If you look at the photo you will see a bee perched on the autumn-flowering "parson's bands" orchid (Eriochilus sp.) in Western Australia.   The bee is wearing the orchid's pollen (pollinia) on her head.  Perhaps someone can key it down to genus.  My first guess is that it's a member of the genus Leioproctus (Colletidae).  The photo was taken by Rob Davis.  
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> The attached article will take you into the unusual world of the duck orchid (Paracaleana minor).   When looking at the photographs of the male wasp and the orchid's warty lip petal (labellum) remember, love is blind (and who are we to judge?).
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> From: Davis, Robert 
> Sent: Monday, 5 May 2014 8:55 AM
> To: Brown, Andrew
> Subject: Bee
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> Hi Andrew, thanks for taking us out on the weekend thoroughly enjoyed it.
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> Cheers, Rob
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