On the Wrong Flower, or not - _TNY_6592
The yellow-loosestrife bee (Macropis europaea) is, as the name suggests, specialized in gathering pollen from the yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris). They can still gather nectar from other plants and since this one, found in the Käringboda nature reserve, is a male he won't gather any pollen for a nest at all and chose a thistle to feed on.
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On the Wrong Flower, or not - _TNY_6592
The yellow-loosestrife bee (Macropis europaea) is, as the name suggests, specialized in gathering pollen from the yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris). They can still gather nectar from other plants and since this one, found in the Käringboda nature reserve, is a male he won't gather any pollen for a nest at all and chose a thistle to feed on.
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Uploaded on July 27, 2020
Taken on July 12, 2020