Posts Tagged: bees
Get Off My Turf!
Get off my turf! The native bees known as Melissodes, the longhorned bees, start...
A male Melissodes agilis pauses to sip nectar from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Get off my turf! A male Melissodes agilis bops another male of the species. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"I said get off my turf." The male Melissodes agilis trying to claim territorial rights.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bumble Bees and Tithonia: Perfect Match
A perfect match: a bumble bee foraging on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. Lately we've...
A bumble bee, identified as a male Bombus californicus, foraging on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male California bumble bee, Bombus californicus, peeks through the flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Over here is better. A male Bombus californicus foraging on a Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The male California bumble bee, Bombus californicus, takes flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Who Tie-Dyed This Flower?
Did someone come in the middle of night and tie-dye this flower? No, just Mother Nature showing us...
The dwarf morning glory, Convolvulus tricolor, putting on a show. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A fly takes a liking to the dwarf morning glory, Convolvulus tricolor. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tobacco Budworm Vs. Honey Bee
Please, please, forget to eat our forget-me-nots! But it's not going to happen. So here we...
A tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens, munching on Chinese forget-me-nots in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee arrives and wants the same flower that the tobacco budworm is munching on. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's a "no go" for sharing. The honey bee opts for a different blossom as the tobacco budworm continues munching. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The honey bee tries to push her way in but the tobacco budworm refuses to budge. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sorry, Bee, I'm Closed for Bees-Ness
A honey bee heads for a patch of California golden poppies. She finds a blossom she...
"Open up!" A honey bee attempts to enter a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Maybe I'll try this entrance." The honey bee doesn't realize that some flowers close for the night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Please, please open?" The honey bee makes no progress. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"You're closed for bee-ness?" the honey bee mumbles. "Oh, well, guess I'll come back tomorrow."