European honey bee, Apis mellifera.

#macro #nature #insect #bee #honeybee #insectsofthefediverse
Distractions while trimming trees this afternoon. #insects #mantis #moth #InsectsOfTheFediverse #insectsofmastodon #wildlife

There's a praying mantis in the lavender.
There's a wasp in the lavender.
There was a wasp in the lavender.

#PrayingMantis #InsectsOfTheFediverse

Carder bees (a kind of bumblebee) are named after the way comb/card plant hairs and bits of grass over their brood cells. They're one of our most abundant summer bees - don't they look cute? #bumblebees #CommonCarderBee #InsectsOfTheFediverse #allcreaturesgreatandsmall #goodnewstuesday
#insectsaturday The brown-orange longhorn beetle stands out beautifully against the sky-blue Nigella and, with all that pollen on its back, shows that a beetle also plays a role in pollinating flowers. #nature #naturephotography #flowers #gardensofpixelfed #gardening #bloomscrolling #blumen #fleurs #photography #insectsofthefediverse #insects #macrophotography #macro