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Sweat bee is a common name for various bees that are attracted to the salt in human sweat. It can refer to:

  • Small bees in the family Halictidae, common across the world, particularly
    • Agapostemon, Augochlora, Augochlorella, and Augochloropsis, metallic green sweat bees
    • Lasioglossum and Halictus, black and white bees; two of the most abundant genera within the family Halictidae
  • Less commonly, various stingless bees of the family Apidae:
    • Plebeina armata, also called Mopane Fly, native to Africa
    • Trigona, of the Americas

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Sweat bee

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Sweat bee is a common name for various bees that are attracted to the salt in human sweat. It can refer to: Small bees in the family Halictidae, common...

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Bee

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most species (>90%) – including mason bees, carpenter bees, leafcutter bees, and sweat bees – are solitary. Bees are found on every continent except Antarctica...

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Halictidae

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is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. They are commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller species)...

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Agapostemon virescens

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bicolored striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is found in North America, and is the official bee of the city of Toronto...

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Agapostemon texanus

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texanus is a species of bee found in North America. Commonly known as the metallic green sweat bee or the Texas striped sweat bee, it varies greatly in...

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Augochlora pura

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Augochlora pura is a solitary sweat bee found primarily in the Eastern United States. It is known for its bright green color and its tendency to forage...

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Agapostemon angelicus

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Agapostemon angelicus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae native to North America. Unlike apid bees, members of the Halictidae family are...

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Halictus rubicundus

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Halictus rubicundus, the orange-legged furrow bee, is a species of sweat bee found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. H. rubicundus entered North America...

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Halictus ligatus

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Halictus ligatus is a species of sweat bee from the family Halictidae, among the species that mine or burrow into the ground to create their nests. H...

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Agapostemon splendens

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Agapostemon splendens, the brown-winged striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. "Agapostemon splendens Report". Integrated...

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Halictus poeyi

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Halictus poeyi, or Poey's furrow bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is found in the southeastern United States, and is morphologically...

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Megalopta genalis

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genalis is a species of the family Halictidae, otherwise known as the sweat bees. The bee is native to Central and South America. Its eyes have anatomical...

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Agapostemon sericeus

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Agapostemon sericeus, the silky striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. This solitary species is not choosy about nesting...

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Agapostemon melliventris

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Agapostemon melliventris, the honey-tailed striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. "Agapostemon melliventris Report". Integrated...

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Halictus scabiosae

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Halictus scabiosae, the great banded furrow-bee, is a species of bee in the family Halictidae, the sweat bees. This species is present in most of Europe...

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Schmidt sting pain index

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a sweat bee as "light, ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm." Schmidt set the sting of the Western honey bee at...

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Eusociality

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geographic variation in colony social organization in an obligately social sweat bee, Lasioglossum malachurum Kirby (Hymenoptera; Halictidae)". Canadian Journal...

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Agapostemon coloradinus

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Agapostemon coloradinus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. "Agapostemon coloradinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...

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Lasioglossum ephialtum

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Lasioglossum ephialtum is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. A common name is nightmare sweat bee. "Lasioglossum ephialtum". GBIF. Retrieved...

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Halictus tripartitus

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Halictus tripartitus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is partially eusocial, with nests connected underground and some workers capable...

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Lasioglossum albipenne

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Lasioglossum albipenne, the white-winged metallic-sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. "Lasioglossum albipenne Report". Integrated...

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Lasioglossum imitatum

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Lasioglossum imitatum is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is known as the bristle sweat bee. "Lasioglossum imitatum Report". Integrated...

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Agapostemon

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Hemisphere sweat bees. They are members of the family of bees known as Halictidae. Unlike other sweat bees, they are not attracted to human sweat. They are...

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Trophallaxis

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colony. This is also true for certain species of Lasioglossum, such as the sweat bee Lasioglossum hemichalceum. L. hemichalceum will often exchange food with...

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Worker bee

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the same bee. There are many types of eusocial bees, including bumble bees, stingless bees, some orchid bees, and many species of sweat bees, native to...

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Overwintering

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species of Lasioglossum, including L. hemichalceum (which is a common sweat bee), will overwinter in underground nests before emerging in the spring to...

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Augochloropsis metallica

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Augochloropsis metallica is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. "Augochloropsis metallica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...

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Lasioglossum gotham

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commonly known as the Gotham bee, is an extant species of sweat bee native to Eastern and Midwestern United States. The Gotham bee has a greenish-blue body...

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Halictus confusus

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southern bronze furrow bee or confused sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is a primitively eusocial bee species found in open...

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Augochlorella aurata

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Augochlorella aurata is a primitively eusocial species of sweat bee (bees attracted by the salt in human sweat) in the family Halictidae. It is one of three species...

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