Chien Lee / Orchid Bee (Euglossa sp) sleeping by biting leaf, Utria National Park, Colombia

Neil Lucas / Euglossine bee {Euglossinae} at orchid in rainforest, Panama. Bee pollinates flower.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Orchid bee (Exaerete smaragdina), Caves Branch, Cayo District, Belize, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Mark Moffett / Orchid Bee (Euglossa sp) male visiting Orchid (Mormodes sp) flower

Christian Ziegler / Orchid (Gongora leucochila) flowers with euglossine bees approaching its bucket blossom, Gamboa, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Orchid Bee (Euglossa sp) male with orchid pollinia attached to its back, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Orchid Bee (Euglossa sp) male specimens in STRI collection, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Moffett / Orchid Bee (Euglossa sp) male approaching orchid, Santa Rita, Panama

Nick Gordon / Euglossine bees (Euglossinae) feeding on nectar from Passion flower, Amazonia, Brazil

Neil Lucas / Euglossine bee {Euglossinae} at orchid in rainforest, Panama, Central America

Cyril Ruoso / Orchid Bee (Euglossa imperialis) feeding on flower nectar, Golfito, Costa Rica

Paul Bertner / Orchid Bee (Euglossa mixta), Palmari Reserve, Brazil