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| Augochlorella aurata on a Cosmos |
I tried for over an hour to get a good clear and focused image of one of these 'Sweat Bees' but, as the morning warmed, they became more energetic to the point that it looked like they were spending most of their time flying around with each other rather than visiting the Cosmos.
The etymological origins of Augochlorella aurata: Aug, to enhance, Latin; Chlorella from the Greek word chloros meaning green and ella, the diminutive; Aurātus ‘gilded, golden’, perfect passive participle of aurō ‘gild, overlay with gold’, from aurum ‘gold’.
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