Concentrating nectar.

What's the liquid in its mouth? Is it water on leaves or something that it is regurgitating from mouth?

I think all photos are of the same individual...

Le gusta estar en los geranios

Very tiny bee visiting Felt-leaf Everlasting flowers

Foraging on Common Sunflower. Males observed also, see separate observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58102171

Found this little bee on Asclepias fascicularis. Concentrating nectar. Looks metallic black with just a few touches of pale yellow color on legs, thorax, head. Maybe 5 or 6mm long. 82 degrees today.

These bees were busy in the bottlebrush flowers, but lightening the water load with some intensive bubble evaporation. These are two different bees (I assume).Hylaeus (Prosopistemon)

reed bee - Braunsapis sp - tribe Allodapin

Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps, male

Amphylaeus (Agogenohylaeus) obscuriceps,male

Feeding on a Correa glabra. Not sure what this insect is but thete were three crawling in and out of the flower

Beat from maple tree, about 8 mm.

Three working in flax flowers.

on citrus leaf

1cm long wasp? found on log - appeared to be regurgitating liquid and swallowing again

First year I have seen these in our garden.

Thanks Alan sharing these funny videos - exactly what I observed that she/he was doing on a leaf :)

飛蟲吐舌 😜

https://youtu.be/OQuA2ZzBXds
https://youtu.be/hYCcCfVntkw

¿Alguien sabe qué es lo que está haciendo?

Carlsbad, CA
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Nótese la gota de néctar..

Around the same size as a honey bee

Med gdb

About 4mm long.

Extending and retracting its mouthpiece (glossa I think?)