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