i can now recognize different types of bees based on how they heavily and erratically they fly https://twitter.com/AlongsideWild/status/1262785866478555136

*blur among the flowers*

me: oh. ceratina.

*another blur among the flowers*

me, scrambling: SHIT SHIT NOMADA

the only one i can really clearly explain atm is the non-native honeybee. they go in a very organized fashion from flower to flower in a flower cluster and if they have to fly any distance, they sorta drop down lightly onto the flower

ceratina...uh very light fliers (obvs cuz they're smol), but they very rarely actually land on a flower. the ones i see are usually males patrolling so they'll just float a bit around a flower (looking for a female) & then fly away, & there's almost always another right after it

this by the way is a ceratina

i haven't seen any augochlora yet so i dont remember them but augochlorella, they are super disorganized (or are using a system i can't figure out), and won't shy away from going to flowers in the middle of a bush (out of view). they're also super quick & never stay at one long

i was gonna do one on agapostemon but now im paranoid that the pictures i have of females are actually augocholrella