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Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant
Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant

Photo Contest Winner | June 2021 | Honorable Mention
USGS Natiave Bee Lab, Magicicada cassinii, super rare Blue eyed variant

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Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Acmaeodera virgo, u, back, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Beetles from Kruger National Park in South Africa. This is the start of a series of pictures of insects that come to the flowers in Kruger. This is a project led by James Harrison from S.A. and Jonathan Mawdsley from the U.S. I was lucky enough to come along and do some bee collecting. Interesting system.

Beetles from Kruger National Park in South Africa. This is the start of a series of pictures of insects that come to the flowers in Kruger. This is a project led by James Harrison from S.A. and Jonathan Mawdsley from the U.S. I was lucky enough to come along and do some bee collecting. Interesting system.

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Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh, Howard County, MD
Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh, Howard County, MD
Actaea racemosa, Black Cohosh, Howard County, MD

Black Cohosh, Actaea racemosa. An interesting flower of midsummer in forest openings. Seems to attract the odd bumble bee and Augochlora pura that linger in the shade. Collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.

Black Cohosh, Actaea racemosa. An interesting flower of midsummer in forest openings. Seems to attract the odd bumble bee and Augochlora pura that linger in the shade. Collected and photographed by Helen Lowe Metzman.

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Aelophilus fasciatus Fly, Face, MD, Beltsville
Aelophilus fasciatus Fly, Face, MD, Beltsville
Aelophilus fasciatus Fly, Face, MD, Beltsville

Nectaring on goldenrod and aster, Beltsville, Maryland. Thanks to Chris Thompson for the identification.

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Agapostemon femoratus,M, Side, White Pine Co,NV
Agapostemon femoratus,M, Side, White Pine Co,NV
Agapostemon femoratus,M, Side, White Pine Co,NV

Check this bee out! Anyone with an eye can tell how it got is name, This male was captured in the Great Basin National Park, Nevada as part of a survey of bees in high elevations vulnerable to climate change.

Check this bee out! Anyone with an eye can tell how it got is name, This male was captured in the Great Basin National Park, Nevada as part of a survey of bees in high elevations vulnerable to climate change.

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