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Hylaeus strenuus, a recently introduced bee from India. Keaau Valley, Makua-Keaau FR. It is blowing out a drop of wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) nectar to concentrate it before returning to its nest. Erythrina are bird-pollinated and have relatively dilute nectar, meaning it's inefficient for them to carry it without concentrating. No other bees here seem to visit it.
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- Colletidae, Erythrina, Fabaceae, Hawaiian alien arthropods, Hawaiian native plants, Hylaeus, Hymenoptera, Keaau Valley, Makua-Keaau FR, Oahu, Waianae Range
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- Canon EOS REBEL T1i
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- 2012:08:28 11:59:10
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- Oahu, Waianae Range, Keaau Valley, Makua-Keaau FR, Fabaceae, Erythrina, Hawaiian native plants, Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Hylaeus, Hawaiian alien arthropods
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- Hylaeus strenuus, a recently introduced bee from India. Keaau Valley, Makua-Keaau FR. It is blowing out a drop of wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) nectar to concentrate it before returning to its nest. Erythrina are bird-pollinated and have relatively dilute nectar, meaning it's inefficient for them to carry it without concentrating. No other bees here seem to visit it.
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