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The antennae of a leaf-cutter bee, because that's what the #camera wanted to take a picture of

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A leaf-cutter bee, with its black and white striped abdomen, black thorax and face fringed with white hair sits on the stem of a buckwheat with its tongue hanging out. Everything is slightly out-of-focus except for the antennae of the bee.
June 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Well prepared for #mountaineering

This #bumblebee is likely a male Bombus vosnesenskii or Bombus caliginosis, both of which have yellow faces.

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A large bumble bee with a black body and yellow stripe on its shoulders holds onto a flower head seemingly with one claw. Its wings are folded over its back. The bee is likely a male Bombus vosnesenskii or Bombus caliginosis, both of which have yellow faces that cannot be seen in this photograph
June 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM