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

Christian Ziegler / Orchid Bee (Euglossa sp) and large Orchid Bee (Exaerete sp) attracted to sweet scent of flower, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Carlos Zorrilla / Close up of male Orchid bee (Euglossini sp.) gathering nectar from an orchid (Lycomormium ecuadorense) flower, Ecuador, April.

Carlos Zorrilla / Male Orchid bee (Euglossini sp.) trying to remove pollinia attached to its back before flying away, Ecuador, April.

Carlos Zorrilla / Male Orchid bee (Euglossini sp.) on an orchid (Lycomormium ecuadorense) flower trying to remove pollinia attached to its back, Ecuador, April.

Carlos Zorrilla / Euglossine bees (Euglossa sp.) pollinating Lycomormium ecuadorense orchid one with pollinia on back, Ecuador, April.

Carlos Zorrilla / Male Orchid bees (Euglossini sp.) gathering nectar from an orchid (Lycomormium ecuadorense) flowers, Ecuador, April.