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This small carpenter bee (ceratina sp.) kept plunging deep into the thistle bloom. Although these ceratina bees, which one expert described as "the size of a grain of rice," don't have any yellow hairs, neither do their female cousins among the large carpenter bees. And note the pollen-bearing hairs under the bee's abdomen. Many species of bees carry pollen this way.
Flowers evolved partly as a strategy for attracting pollinators to plants. The few plants that use other pollination strategies, such as wind pollination, usually have inconspicuous blooms. Just think of hayfever-causing plants, like ragweed. For many years the goldenrod that bloomed at the same time in the same places was blamed for hayfever, because people did not realize the ragweed was in bloom.
Bees, of course, depend on blooms for sustenance.
So, a "perfect match" for Macro Mondays.
the bee came into the shot. One thing the Pen camera does not do well is focus quickly. So, the bee isn't in focus, but I post this because I like seeing the pollen on the bee's back.
Dontcha just love Bees? I get so close on many occasions and I feel like we are sharing the same space. I have never felt that a bee wants to sting me, we share trust in each other :o)
#2 from what turned into a bit of an all-day garden safari at my folks place (shhh... I was supposed to be digging the garden!)