The Mantis and the Sweat Bee!!
I was photographing the pretty green iridescent Sweat Bee. I realized the Bee had landed on the flower next to the Mantis. The Mantis turned its head and seemed ready to strike. I quickly tapped the flower that the Bee was on, and it flew off safely. Our Black-eyed Susan flowers draw in a lot of our Bees that we need for pollination. I moved the Mantis to one of our dwarf pine trees, away from our flowers. I did not want the Mantis to have a buffet with our native and non-native Bee population. Photograph taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
The Mantis and the Sweat Bee!!
I was photographing the pretty green iridescent Sweat Bee. I realized the Bee had landed on the flower next to the Mantis. The Mantis turned its head and seemed ready to strike. I quickly tapped the flower that the Bee was on, and it flew off safely. Our Black-eyed Susan flowers draw in a lot of our Bees that we need for pollination. I moved the Mantis to one of our dwarf pine trees, away from our flowers. I did not want the Mantis to have a buffet with our native and non-native Bee population. Photograph taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.