Collected by one āE.P. Reedā probably about 100 years ago in Central Chile this is from an orphaned collection of bees from the Smithsonian. Ā While in the process of returning we are taking a few pictures of some of the more interesting bees. Ā This is Caupolicana fulvicollis. Ā At least some, if not all, of these bees are crepsucular beesā¦out only at dawn or at dusk where they have a secret pollen handshake with the few plants that only open their blossoms in crepusculance (possibly not a real word, but sounds like it should be to me). Ā Note the large ocelli on this beeā¦.a pretty good sign that it indeed is working in low light. Ā Picture by Anders Croft from our lab.















