Posts Tagged: butterfly bush
The Butterfly and the Stink Bug
It's sort of like "The Beauty and the Beast." Or "The Pollinator and the Pest." A gorgeous...
Papilio rutulus, lands on a butterfly bush. Note the stink bug on top. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Western tiger swallowtail quickly jerks back as it spots the stink bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Oops! A sip of a nectar and a view of the stink bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
High-Wire Act
It's like going to the circus. A bee circus. When you see honey bees gather pollen from a...
A pollen-packin' honey bee heads toward a gaura (Gaura linheimeri). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The honey bee gives her stamp of approval to the gaura, a perennial also known as "the bee blossom." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The honey bee seems to relish being under The Big Top. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The honey bee performs a balancing act on the gaura. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The honey bee gathers pollen from a gaura. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The honey bee dangles from a gaura. And, no net below! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)