Posts Tagged: lavender
Fleeting Face of Mr. Van Dyke
He's racing through the lavender patch at breakneck speed, as if he's going to be charged with...
A male bumble bee, Bombus vandykei, sips nectar from a lavender blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another lavender blossom draws the attention of the male bumble bee, Bombus vandykei. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of the male bumble bee, Bombus vandykei. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Look ma, no head! The male bumble bee, Bombus vandykei, draws nectar through his tongue or proboscis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Privacy, Please!
Privacy, please! You're walking by a patch of lavender and Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) and you...
Two Gulf Fritillaries doing what comes naturally. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A butterfly passing by prompted this Gulf Frit male to react, by opening its wings.. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee "photobombs" the mating Gulf Fritillaries. The butterflies immediately flew away, still attached. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Find the Praying Mantis!
Whether you call them "praying" mantis or "preying" mantis, one thing is for sure: they are...
Late afternoon sun gives away the location of this praying mantis hidden in a bed of lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Dead Tithonia leaves camouflage this praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A very gravid female hanging out in the lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
These are all green leaves, right? No, there's a green praying mantis here, too. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Boys' Night Out--with a Girl!
Two species of male sunflower bees, Svastra obliqua and Melissodes agilis, spend the day on our...
A honey bee gathers nectar from a lavender blossom while her cousins, sunflower bees (Melisodes agilis), sleep. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Revisiting 'The 13 Bugs of Christmas'
It's time to revisit "The 13 Bugs of Christmas." You've heard "The 12 Days of Christmas," beginning...
Golden bee (Cordovan) nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Varroa mites: Public Enemy No. 1. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)