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Many cuckoo bees are closely related to their hosts, and may bear similarities in appearance
reflecting this relationship. This common pattern gave rise to the ecological principle known as
"Emery's Rule". This cuckoo bee preys on the nests of blue banded bees.
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
(unranked): Aculeata
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Apinae
Tribe: Melectini
Genus: Thyreus
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| Date/Time | 20-Dec-2008 17:53:23 |
| Make | Nikon |
| Model | NIKON D50 |
| Flash Used | No |
| Focal Length | 100 mm |
| Exposure Time | 1/160 sec |
| Aperture | f/8 |
| ISO Equivalent | 200 |
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| White Balance | |
| Metering Mode | matrix (5) |
| JPEG Quality | |
| Exposure Program | manual (1) |
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