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Sweat Bees

Sweat Bees

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Description

Typically small to medium-sized and more slender in shape; often with metallic coloration, some species are brilliantly green

Species

Family:

Halictidae

Genus:

many

Species:

many

Native to Florida?

Most native to Florida

Size

very small-medium
3-6 mm very small - small bees, i.e., sweat bees
7-10 mm medium bodied bees, i.e., honey bees
11+ mm- large bodied bees, i.e., carpenter and bumblebees

Nesting

variable

Behavior

Foraging Period

variable

Sociality

solitary-social

Known For

Attracted to human sweat for drink

Plants

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