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  • Profile view of a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, (Bombus impatiens) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Profile view of a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, (Bombus impatiens) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • Front view of a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, (Bombus impatiens) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Front view of a Common Eastern Bumble Bee, (Bombus impatiens) happily feasting on the nectar of a purple aster. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A male eastern carpenter bee folds flower petals over the nectar-rich center, as if claiming it for all his. Good for a greedy meme.

    A male eastern carpenter bee folds flower petals over the nectar-rich center, as if claiming it for all his. Good for a greedy meme.

  • A Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera) coming in for a landing on a yellow flower. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera) coming in for a landing on a yellow flower. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A side view of a Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia ssp. dubia). Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A side view of a Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia ssp. dubia). Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A Southern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) collecting nest-making fibers from a wooden post. Ralegih, North Carolina.

    A Southern Yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) collecting nest-making fibers from a wooden post. Ralegih, North Carolina.

  • Close up of a swarm of Western Honeybees (Apis mellifera) spotted in a tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Close up of a swarm of Western Honeybees (Apis mellifera) spotted in a tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A swarm of Western Honeybees (Apis mellifera) ball up in a maple tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A swarm of Western Honeybees (Apis mellifera) ball up in a maple tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A nest of a Typical Mason Wasps (Genus Eumenes). Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A nest of a Typical Mason Wasps (Genus Eumenes). Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • Close up of a Brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis) on pink milkweed blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Close up of a Brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis) on pink milkweed blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A species of Ichneumon Wasp, Coleocentrus rufus, grooms on a piece of wood. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A species of Ichneumon Wasp, Coleocentrus rufus, grooms on a piece of wood. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A male Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) patiently waits for the sun to dry him out while he rests on a cluster of lantana blooms. Raleigh, NC.

    A male Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) patiently waits for the sun to dry him out while he rests on a cluster of lantana blooms. Raleigh, NC.

  • Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia) patiently waits to dry out on the goldenrod blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia) patiently waits to dry out on the goldenrod blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia) pollinates the goldenrod blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia) pollinates the goldenrod blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A rain-soaked male Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) patiently waits to dry out. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A rain-soaked male Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) patiently waits to dry out. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A male Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) paitiently waits for the sunshine to dry all the dew droplets. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A male Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) paitiently waits for the sunshine to dry all the dew droplets. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) pollinates blooms of swamp milkweed. Raleigh, North Carolina.

    A Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) pollinates blooms of swamp milkweed. Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • A Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera) hard at work, pollinating blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina. Room for text.

    A Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera) hard at work, pollinating blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina. Room for text.

  • Clear view of a pollen sac on the hind leg of a Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera). Raleigh, North Carolina.

    Clear view of a pollen sac on the hind leg of a Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera). Raleigh, North Carolina.

  • The American Bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) is a threatened native species. Garner, North Carolina

    The American Bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) is a threatened native species. Garner, North Carolina

  • Close up of an American Bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus), a threatened native species. Garner, North Carolina

    Close up of an American Bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus), a threatened native species. Garner, North Carolina

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