In this dune world, silver bees surface to extract sought-after life-giving pollen and nectar and store it safe in the sands for their progeny. To do so they must tunnel deep. Habropoda miserablis, the silver bee aka Pacific dune digger bee.
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Northern California USA

Pollen !
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You see the Eucera, mustached and long horned.
Male bee in Eschscholzia californica, the California poppy.
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Northern California USA

Bee in lake of blue: makes me think of how fish help pollination. Imagine fish eating dragonfly larvae = less adult dragonflies = less bee predation = more bees foraging on plants nearby = greater seed set. 😀 From any angle, or as an angler, thank synergy ! See comment below !

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