An Oxytrigona cagafogo fire bee launches from her nest in subtropical Brazil.When I took this photo in 2012, the resources available for species IDs were sparser than now, and I often left images unprocessed if I couldnât figure it out.Turns out Iâve got treasures buried in the archives! I'd completely forgotten about this one.#Insects #Bees #Photography
Not many #flowers left:a few things going in the #gardens scattered #weeds + very few native wildflowers. #Pollinators winding down too, but patrolling the remaining flowers shows me a few still at work. This tiny #bee (probably Sweat Bee of some sort) was fully immersed in a Sonchus/Sow Thistle flower head in a little patch I leave on purpose near the house. They're mostly done flowering too, but a few heads left #nature #insects #Alberta #Autumn