Here is a little tiny nest parasite, Lasioglossum simplex, that parasitizes one of its sister taxa (likely L. trigeminum). While it retains the overall look and feel of its pollen carrying upright relatives, it has no pollen carrying hairs and its mandibles lack the tooth at the end and instead are simple sabres... While we know a lot about birds that are nest parasites, we know almost nothing about the bees that are cuckoos. Collected by April Hamblin in the Raleigh area... 14:13, 26 March 2015 (UTC)14:13, 26 March 2015 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}14:13, 26 March 2015 (UTC)14:13, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

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