a sweat bee - agapostemon - on a dewy droplet covered orange calendula blossom

flower yellow food produce plant petal invertebrate insect animal fruit autumn pollen orange sweatbee dewy droplet covered calendula blossom sweat bee -agapostemon- agapostemon genus stamen loving common group western hemisphere bees members family halictidae attracted human green blue head thorax abdomen females striped males yellow-striped black metallic background social communal reproductive division labor advantage form sociality kleptoparasitic nomada cuckoo greater difficulty gaining access nest brood cells multiple serve replacement honey pollination beeagapostemon agapostemon bees halictidae sweat thorax background labor pollination