Well, someone has to take pictures of all these small metallic Lasioglossums.
This is L. flaveriae. A Deep South species. I associate it with southern, piney flatlands, but it is based on partial understandings.
Bees are so tiny and we look under Mother Nature's hood in so few places. This makes every collecting trip a grand adventure and it means its is often difficult to divine what bees might be in trouble and what ...might not. Once again, the fabulous Kamren Jefferson took this picture in 2013.














