Posts Tagged: thistle
Retractable Landing Gear: Bee Approaches an Artichoke
When you're a honey bee and you're packing pollen and approaching your landing--an artichoke...
A honey bee begins cleaning her proboscis (tongue) before landing on a blossoming artichoke. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The honey bee finishes her grooming--cleaning her tongue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Landing interference? The honey bee spots another bee blocking her landing. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All clear below! A honey bee touches down on the artichoke thistle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Looking for a Thistle
Perhaps it was searching for a thistle. The Mylitta Crescent butterfly (Physiodes mylitta) did not...
Mylitta Crescent butterfly (Physiodes mylitta) on the leaf of a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Occupied! This bull thistle is occupied by a spotted cucumber beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)