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Minnesota has over 30 species of Long-Horned Bees, so I won't try to dig any deeper into the ID!
This one is about the size of a grain of rice! I guess that is why most people call them Micro Bees!
Even though Long-Horned Bees are solitary, you can sometimes spot a “sleeping aggregate,” a group of male bees sleeping on flowers in the early morning. They often curl up in the middle of the flower and appear to snuggle together. It makes them look like cute little stuffed animals! This habit has earned them the nickname “sleeper bees.”
The Eucerini are the most diverse tribe in the family Apidae that were previously classified as members of the family Anthophoridae. All species are solitary, though many nest in large aggregations, and large "sleeping" aggregations of males are found occasionally. Most genera are distinctive in the unusually long male antennae from which the tribe derives its name.
Sources:
Sources:
https://birdwatchinghq.com/bees-in-minnesota/
https://en.wikipedia.org/.../@[100045248511960:2048.
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