a male agapostemon virescens - green metallic-striped sweat bee

abdomen agopostemon agriculture america antenna antennae apoidea bands bee bees beneficial bicolored black brood burrow buzz cell commerical communal cooperatively crops flora flowering fly flying foraging fruit fuzzy green gregarius ground hairy halictidae head hemisphere hive hymenoptera insect iridescent jewel larvae legs metallic metallicstriped native nectar nest north perspiration plants pollen pollinators polylectic salt shiny small social sting stinging striped stripes sweat thorax trochanter twotoned underground virescens viriscens washington western white wild wildflowers wings yellow