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5 photos

What

Euphorb Mini-Fairy Bee (Perdita minima)

Observer

billrod9

Date

August 18, 2018 10:18 AM PDT

Place

Apple Valley, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Smallest bee in North America, on sandmat, (Euphorbia albomarginata or serpens?), both the flowers and the bee about 2mm across, coming up through ornamental rock landscaping.

Photos / Sounds

What

Paruroctonus conclusus

Observer

screws

Date

March 25, 2011

Place

Koehn Lake, California (Google, OSM)
Member of the iNaturalist Network, a joint initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.