Lasioglossum calceatum (Common furrow bee)♂︎

Last update: 24 December 2019


Common

LOCATION: Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden

OBSERVATION:
2019-VIII-23


A remarkable scene. By the end of the afternoon a group of Common furrow bee (Lasioglossum calceatum) males converged on a Verbena flowerhead (Verbena bonariensis).

Common furrow bee ♂︎ (Lasioglossum calceatum) op Verbena (Verbena bonariensis)

It looked like a social setting where they were all relaxed and grooming themselves without any real interactions between the inidviduals. I haven’t been able to observe whether they drank nectar. Looking at the rather deep flowers I assume their tongues are not long enough to reach the nectar.
In the end I have counted eight individuals.

Common furrow bee ♂︎ (Lasioglossum calceatum) op Verbena (Verbena bonariensis)

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