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Tilt down vegetation to green beetles on white flower, Parque Natural Los Alcornocales (Cadiz y Malaga), Andalucia, Spain
Tilt down vegetation to green beetles on white flower, Parque Natural Los Alcornocales (Cadiz y Malaga), Andalucia, Spain
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on Sedum, UK
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on Sedum, UK
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Green Euglossine Bee
- In sleeping position at night grasping the mid-vein of a leaf in its mandibles. These bees are pollinators of orchids from which they collect volatile compounds. The very long proboscis protrudes beyond the end of the abdomen.
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Green Euglossine Bee
- In sleeping position at night grasping the mid-vein of a leaf in its mandibles. These bees are pollinators of orchids from which they collect volatile compounds. The very long proboscis protrudes beyond the end of the abdomen.
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Hot Lips Plant (Psychotria poeppigiana)
- A rainforest understory shrub in the Ecuadorian Amazon. A butterfly visits and a grasshopper is sitting on the flower.
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High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), close up, Spain.
High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), close up, Spain.
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Pygmy possum (family Burramyidae) feeding on bottle brush (Callistemon sp.)
Pygmy possum (family Burramyidae) feeding on bottle brush (Callistemon sp.)
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Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
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Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
Monkey beetle (Scelophysa trimeni) pair mate on pink flower while 2nd male lurks, Namaqualand, South Africa
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High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), MS, Spain.
High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), MS, Spain.
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High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), close up, Spain.
High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), close up, Spain.
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High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), close up, Spain.
High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), close up, Spain.
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New Holland Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) feeding on and pollinating kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos sp.)
New Holland Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) feeding on and pollinating kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos sp.)
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High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), MS, Spain.
High Speed Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly takes off from vetch (Vicia sp.), MS, Spain.
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The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees
It's time for CSI: Honeybees! The numbers of domesticated honeybees in the US have been diminishing at an astounding rate, and investigators are out to find out why. The included video features three possible explanations and illuminates...