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Not a bee at all. The >inch-long megabug, Sphex ichneumoneus, AKA the great golden digger wasp. An insect so big and colorful that even the least nature-inclined passerby gives notice. It looks big and bad but that's all a show. Like most of the world's 30,000 wasp species, it's pretty gentle unless handled roughly. When it's not sipping the nectar of sea holly (as in this photo) it's out collecting crickets, katydids, and grasshoppery things to provision their nests. A really great bug to welcome into the garden. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#wasp #greatgoldendiggerwasp #pollinator #seaholly #found_on_flowers #macroworld_tr #macro_perfection #mat_macro #insects_of_our_world #bugs #bigwasp #kings_insects #macroclique #macro_x #pollinatorgarden #goodbugs #canon80d #raynoxdcr150 #canon60mmmacro

The new garden record holder for latest orchard mason bee! Well into summer and she's still hard at work capping off another nest. Her wings are in tatters, frayed at the edges. She doesn't have much time left, but she's made her mark. The previous record holder was June 20th. This is likely a result of one of the coldest springs on record here, so things got started a little late. #bees #osmialignaria #masonbee #pollinator #beehotel #orchardmasonbee #insects #bugs #nature #macro #canon7dmkii #raynoxdcr150 #canon60mmmacro

An adorable little leafcutter bee on a toothpick, grooming his antenna. #bees #insects #bugs #cutebug #leafcutterbee #pollinators #megachile #toothpick #canon7dmkii #raynoxdcr150 #canon60mmmacro #insects_of_our_world #pocket_insects #kings_insects #macro_freaks #mat_macro #macroclique #pocket_insects #macroworld_tr #funwithbugs

Male bumblebee (Bombus spp.) on fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium). #bumblebees #bees #buzz #fireweed #Chamaenerionangustifolium #pollinator #yellowbee #canon60mmmacro #canon7dmkii #raynoxdcr150 #macro_perfection #macro_mood #macroworld_tr #pocket_insects #kings_insects #mat_macro #macroclique #funwithbugs #macro_freaks #macrophotography

One of the mason bee species that tends to appear in mid summer in my garden, possibly Osmia texana. #masonbee #bees #abejas #photooftheday #show_us_macro #macroworld_tr #macrophotography #canon7dmkii #canon60mmmacro #mintflowers #greenbee #savethebees #conservation #wildlifephotography

Andrena prunorum - Most people will disagree with me, but I hold this as the world's most beautiful bee. Its subtle burnt orange and tan is one of nature's most balanced contrasts, and its orange wing veins highlight its humble appearance as it moves about the flowers, frequently flaring its wings out in the fashion of a wasp. This one paired itself nicely with a sea holly (Eryngium) flower. #bees #abejas #wildlifephotography #seaholly #pollinators #photooftheday #photoarena_nature #macroworld_tr #conservation #andrena #show_us_macro #macrophotography #canon7dmkii #canon60mmmacro #wildbee #nativebee #solitarybee

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