Posts Tagged: orchid bees

UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Program on Social Behavior of Bees, Focusing on Orchid Bees

Those charismatic and utterly spectacular orchid bees will take center stage in a virtual presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 10, as part of the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day/Month program. Postdoctoral researcher Nick Saleh of...

An orchid bee, easily distinguished by its brilliant coloration. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

An orchid bee, easily distinguished by its brilliant coloration. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

An orchid bee in flight. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

An orchid bee in flight. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

A marked Euglossa dilemma female on a nest. (Photo by Thomas Eltz)

A marked Euglossa dilemma female on a nest. (Photo by Thomas Eltz)

Researcher Santiago Ramirez to Discuss Those Amazing Orchid Bees

Have you ever marveled at those amazing male orchid bees, which gather perfume compounds to attract females? Distributed throughout South and Central America, orchid bees are easily distinguished by their brilliant metallic coloration, primarily green,...

An orchid bee in flight. UC Davis researcher Santiago Ramirez will discuss his work at the fourth annual UC Davis Bee Sympoisum on March 3. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

An orchid bee in flight. UC Davis researcher Santiago Ramirez will discuss his work at the fourth annual UC Davis Bee Sympoisum on March 3. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

The colorful orchid bees "are extremely charismatic organisms," says UC Davis researcher Santiago Ramirez. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

The colorful orchid bees "are extremely charismatic organisms," says UC Davis researcher Santiago Ramirez. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

UC Davis Researcher to Discuss Fascinating World of Orchid Bees

In the human world, women may splash themselves with perfume to attract men, but did you know that in the orchid bee world, males gather perfume compounds to attract females? Heaven scent? Orchid bee researcher Santiago Ramirez, an assistant professor...

Santiago Ramirez captured this image of an orchid bee on an orchid. The tropical bees are distributed throughout Central and South America.

Santiago Ramirez captured this image of an orchid bee on an orchid. The tropical bees are distributed throughout Central and South America.

An orchid bee in flight. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

An orchid bee in flight. (Photo by Santiago Ramirez)

Green Bees

The folks at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis,call them "jungle gems." And "gems" they are. They're New World orchid bees (Euglossine bees), which museum director Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology at UC Davis, describes as "the most...

New World orchid bees at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

New World orchid bees at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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