Euglossa, is a species of the orchid bee tribe Euglossini in the family Apidae. With a tongue that can get up to as long as 4 cm, this orchid bee species is found in Central America. Living in a neotropical climate. Has adapted to hot and humid weather. The bee has darkly shaded, translucent wings and a metallic, glossy blue skeleton.
"Medium sized, large body stature, long-tongued, and fast," Is characterize.d by its eusociality and unique solitary life-style Additionally, this species has no worker or queen bees and females dominate in an atypical social hierarchy. The many individual nests of reveal the sociality of the bees
TYPE: LEGENDARY
LOCAL: GUYANA
SCI NAME: EUGLOSSIN