Sweat bee
Sweat bee is a common name for various bees that are attracted to the salt in human sweat. It can refer to:
- Small bees in the family Halictidae, common across the world, particularly
- Agapostemon and Augochlora, metallic green sweat bees
- Lasioglossum and Halictus, black and white bees; two of the most abundant genera within the family Halictidae
- Less commonly, various stingless bees of the family Apidae:
- Plebeina hildebrandti, also called Mopane Fly, native to Africa
- Trigona (genus), of the Americas and the Indo-Australian region
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