Image of wool-carder bee
Description:
I believe these bees are mating - the larger male bees are constantly harrassing the females, which appear to be more interested in gathering nectar. Once the male actually 'grabs on', so to speak, he may hold the female motionless for several minutes.
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Source Information
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- cc-by-nc-sa-3.0
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- 2005 Cirrus Digital Imaging
- photographer
- Bruce Marlin
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