Wild Bee (Apoidea, Hymenoptera) on a Stephanomeria exigua flower
11/24/09
This little Wild Bee (Apoidea, order Hymenoptera) seems frozen by the cold on a late-season flower of (I think) native Small Wirelettuce (Stephanomeria exigua) in the Sunflower (Asteraceae) plant family. (It might be S. virgata, but it is less than one foot tall.) I took several photos of this bee and I can see it slowly moving. (San Marcos Pass, 24 November 2009)
Insects are scarce in the woods now. This was the only insect I found on my photo-walk today, apart from honey bees and critters too small to photograph.
Hello,
Gorgeous pic.
Beautiful colours.
Have a wonderful day.