A group of male Agapostemon sp. bees congregating for the night on a wild sunflower

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Male native bees often congregate on flowers at night, while the females stay in the nest. These are all male Agapostemon sp. bees, observed in the evening, on native sunflowers in a backyard pollinator garden and bee habitat.

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Size: 4214px × 3075px
Location: Washington County, Oregon, USA
Photo credit: © Jennifer Bosvert / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: agapostemon, bee, bees, beneficial, green, group, helianthus, insects, male, metallic, native, natural, nuttallii, nuttalls, pollination, pollinators, sunflower, sweat, wild, wildflower, yellow