Friday, March 25, 2022

A BEE! WHEE!

 At last! I found what I was looking for! The first bee of the year!

Backyard Bug of the Day:

Every day this week I have checked the crocuses, hoping to find any kind of bug at all, but really hoping to find a bee, and today, finally, I found one! Note the pollen grains stuck to its back.

When I first spotted it it was way down inside the flower. I was so happy to see those big bug eyes looking up at me!

That was it for bugs in my backyard, and though I saw a few when I took my camera on my woods walk, they were all on the wing, and so no pictures. But I did get this interesting shot:

In case you've ever wondered what's inside a skunk cabbage blossom, their reproductive organs look like a giant virus.


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