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  1. An orange-legged furrow bee (Halictus rubicundus) wiping some pollen off its face in Carl Schurz Park. These are a type of sweat bee, and the same species can be either solitary or eusocial. Not sure which this one is, but it was covered in pollen and having a blast in some sunflowers.

    #orangeleggedfurrowbee #furrowbee #HalictusRubicundus #pollen #pollinators #bees #insects #bugs #entomology #sweatbees #nature #wildlife #carlschurzpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics