Hal Scott Preserve, Orange County, FL, October 2022.
Appeared to be dead/dying. I thought there must be a crab spider holding onto it but I did not see any predators upon closer inspection.
In HID 2019. Seen while plant monitoring with Steve W
Hal Scott Preserve, Orange County, FL, June 2013.
According to following reference, these bees use resin to glue materials together to make their nests: entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/hallg/melitto/floridabees/dianthi...
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park, Seminole County, FL, April 2017.
~1.5 inches. round fuzzy abdomen, short segmented antennae, mostly gold and brown with thin dark striping.