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--Apple-Mail-1093--195412625 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > THANKS, CORY! > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Cory Sheffield <cory.silas.sheffield@gmail.com> >> Date: September 20, 2013 11:59:42 AM ADT >> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> Cc: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> >> Subject: Re: small green bees, Wolfville dyke >> >> Agapostemon virescens (Halictidae); the females nest quite >> commonly on those dykes, and nest communally. >> >> On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:40 AM, James W. Wolford >> <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: >> SEPT. 19, 2013 - I walked on the main dyke east of Wolfville >> Harbour in the afternoon, and, on the hard-packed soil trail on >> top of the dyke, there were lots of small, bright royal green bees >> flying around low to the ground and going in and out of burrows >> that were about 3 mm. in diameter (unmeasured). The eyes, plus >> head? and thorax, were very bright green (gorgeous in the >> sunlight), and the abdomen was blackish with green stripes. I >> thought these were probably solitary bees, but I saw at least two >> go into one burrow. >> >> Perhaps Cory Sheffield can provide a tentative identification of >> these bees? >> >> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. >> > --Apple-Mail-1093--195412625 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">THANKS, = CORY!</div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Cory Sheffield <<a = href=3D"mailto:cory.silas.sheffield@gmail.com">cory.silas.sheffield@gmail.= com</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 20, 2013 11:59:42 AM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: small green bees, Wolfville = dyke</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = Agapostemon virescens (Halictidae); the females nest quite commonly on = those dykes, and nest communally.<br><br> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On = Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 8:40 AM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" = target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> = <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px = 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote"> <div = style=3D"WORD-WRAP:break-word"> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px"><font = style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica" size=3D"3" face=3D"Helvetica"><b>SEPT. 19, = 2013</b></font><font style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica;COLOR:#001ee6" = color=3D"#001ee6" size=3D"3" face=3D"Helvetica"> - I walked on the main = dyke east of Wolfville Harbour in the afternoon, and, on the hard-packed = soil trail on top of the dyke, there were lots of </font><font = style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica" size=3D"3" face=3D"Helvetica"><b>small, = bright royal green bees </b></font><font style=3D"FONT:12px = Helvetica;COLOR:#001ee6" color=3D"#001ee6" size=3D"3" = face=3D"Helvetica">flying around low to the ground and going in and out = of</font><font style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica" size=3D"3" = face=3D"Helvetica"><b> burrows </b></font><font style=3D"FONT:12px = Helvetica;COLOR:#001ee6" color=3D"#001ee6" size=3D"3" = face=3D"Helvetica">that were about 3 mm. in diameter (unmeasured). = The eyes, plus head? and thorax, were very bright green (gorgeous in the = sunlight), and the abdomen was blackish with green stripes. I = thought these were probably solitary bees, but I saw at least two go = into one burrow.</font></div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px"><font = style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica;COLOR:#001ee6" color=3D"#001ee6" size=3D"3" = face=3D"Helvetica"><br></font></div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px"><font = style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica;COLOR:#001ee6" color=3D"#001ee6" size=3D"3" = face=3D"Helvetica">Perhaps Cory Sheffield can provide a tentative = identification of these bees?</font></div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px"><font= style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica;COLOR:#001ee6" color=3D"#001ee6" size=3D"3" = face=3D"Helvetica"><br></font></div> <div style=3D"MARGIN:0px"><font = style=3D"FONT:12px Helvetica;COLOR:#001ee6" color=3D"#001ee6" size=3D"3" = face=3D"Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.</font></div></div></blockquote></div><br></blockquote></div><br= ></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-1093--195412625--
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