Metallic Sweat Bees

Genus Lasioglossum

Lasioglossum bees are generally small. These bees have slender, slightly hairy bodies with short antennae and large compound eyes. Lasioglossum bees are generalist pollinators, foraging from a wide variety of flowers. Most species in this genus are ground-nesters, digging small burrows in sandy or loose soil. These burrows lead to a network of tunnels and brood chambers, where females provision each cell with a mixture of pollen and nectar before laying an egg.