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I'd call it a "sweat bee" that appeared to be hovering an inch or two over the ground. Then I realized it was following an ant. The ant was carrying something and backing up like a lobster. The ant would retreat an inch, and the bee would follow.

This went on for about a minute and covered about 8 inches of ground. Then the ant backed up against a twig, apparently being cornered. The bee moved in, picked up the ant (and cargo as near as I could tell), and flew up about twelve feet, into the arms of a pine tree, and there I lost sight of it.
I'd call it a "sweat bee" that appeared to be hovering an inch or two over the ground. Then I realized it was following an ant. The ant was carrying something and backing up like a lobster. The ant would retreat an inch, and the bee would follow. This went on for about a minute and covered about 8 inches of ground. Then the ant backed up against a twig, apparently being cornered. The bee moved in, picked up the ant (and cargo as near as I could tell), and flew up about twelve feet, into the arms of a pine tree, and there I lost sight of it.

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[–] Hitchens 2 points (+2|-0) Edited

8 inches of ground.

To us it was only inches of ground; to them it was a battlefield. Only the strong survive!

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Is there an apian code regarding filming without permission?

[–] doggone [OP] 3 points (+3|-0)

I did attempt filming but my phone is small and had trouble finding it on the screen. I aborted the attempt so I could see what was happening.
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