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My 7-year-old Granddaughter is visiting her Grandma who is recovering from knee replacement surgery and she wanted to go out and "take pictures of really tiny bugs" ! (I'm so proud!!!). One of the best, according to Thea was this image of a Pure Green Sweat Bee and a Shining Flower Beetle. She insists that we have to figure out what the bug is, and "have some education" with the picture on my website!
Pure Green Sweat Bee is a moderately-sized, solitary, metallic green, halictid bee. It occurs in the United States east of the Great Plains, and in adjacent Canadian provinces. It is common in the eastern two-thirds of Minnesota where it reaches the western extent of its range.
Shining Flower Beetle
Olibrus liquidusThe Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles, They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan or black, and about 2 mm in length. Most species feed on fungus, although a number feed on flower heads.
She is very happy with the result! Please consider ourselves "educated" !
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