And after lunch, Jeanne and I continued on. Lisa had told Jeanne that the Liatris was just spectacular. Of course we had to check it for ourselves!
OMG, it was! Butterflies and bees were buzzing! And I had brought my net to check for the bumble species. đ
Our first capture was the American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)!
The second was the target species, the Southern Plains Bumble Bee (Bombus fraternus)! I know the old glass jar was not as clear as I had hoped. Oh well.
This little one stopped by when I was looking at a bumble, the Sunflower Seed Maggot (Neotephritis finalis), tentatively.
Then we found our second Southern Plains Bumble Bee (Bombus fraternus)!
And another Southern Plains Bumble Bee (Bombus fraternus)!
The Wand Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) fluff (coma) reminded me of a fluffy white wig. LOL.
Holding the net up so the bumble flies to the top. Then we can scoop the jar in to catch them. This time the Monarchs got caught in the excitement!
A beautiful face! Of course I thought a weird bumble.
However after researching them at home, I found their real identity, the Longhorn Bee (Svastra atripes)! What a cool animal!
The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
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Longhorn bee – well at least it was a new one! Still kinda cute. Looked like a drunken sailor!
The liatris and goldenrod and maximillian sunflowers were stellar!
Longhorn bee – well at least it was a new one! Still kinda cute. Looked like a drunken sailor!
The liatris and goldenrod and maximillian sunflowers were stellar!
Yeah it was new! And stellar fits perfectly!
Iâve never seen so many liatris. Gorgeous. Love the bee face
The photo of Jeanne with the monarchs and bee in the net is fantastic! I love reading about dam removals – thanks, Judy!
Agree that pic is perfect! Save it for a presentation!!
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