USGS Native Bee Photos
![Anthidiellum notatum is a tiny e Midsummer bee fond plants in sandy, open areas.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3278F709-0792-4CC4-8AC0-B22EAE8C8929_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anthidiellum notatum is a tiny e Midsummer bee fond plants in sandy, open areas.
![Habropoda laboriosa is known as the southeasterly blueberry bee this early spring bee looks a lot like a bumblebee but feeds almost exclusively on blueberry and related plant pollen.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F893EE0F-ECD0-4443-91FD-D6FAEDF49C86_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Habropoda laboriosa is known as the southeasterly blueberry bee this early spring bee looks a lot like a bumblebee but feeds almost exclusively on blueberry and related plant pollen.
![Agapostemon splendens is attracted to the salt in people’s sweat and can be found in sandy soils and along the coastal dunes of eastern North America.](https://gdb.voanews.com/DCD1DE50-01A6-41E5-A4DC-1C3939F77223_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Agapostemon splendens is attracted to the salt in people’s sweat and can be found in sandy soils and along the coastal dunes of eastern North America.
![Megachile frugalis is an uncommon bee that gathers pollen and carries it under its abdomen rather than on its legs like many other species.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A7EC3ABB-89C4-4317-B3B4-72554B142209_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Megachile frugalis is an uncommon bee that gathers pollen and carries it under its abdomen rather than on its legs like many other species.