A female long-horned bee (unknown genus) searches for food inside a half-closed sunflower.
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From Long-Horned Bees
A bumble bee quickly searches through a bush for flowers she can feed from.
AculeataAnthophilaApidaeApiformesBombinaeHexapodaHymenopteraactiveanimalarthropodbeebumble beebusyfeedinginsectinvertebratenature
From Bumble bees
A dog-day cicada (Tibicens) holds tightly to a small branch.
AuchenorrhynchaCicadidaeCicadinaeCicadoideaHemipteraHexapodaTibicenTibicen canicularisanimalarthropodcicadacommon dogday cicadadogday cicadadogday harvestflygreenharvestflyherbivorehidinginsectinvertebratejarflynaturenorthern dogday cicadaplantsresting
A dog-day cicada (Tibicens) holds tightly to a small branch.
AuchenorrhynchaCicadidaeCicadinaeCicadoideaHemipteraHexapodaTibicenTibicen canicularisanimalarthropodcicadacommon dogday cicadadogday cicadadogday harvestflygreenharvestflyherbivorehidinginsectinvertebratejarflynaturenorthern dogday cicada
A honey bee (Apis mellifera) drinks nectar on a hot summer day.
AculeataAnthophilaApidaeApiformesApinaeApisApis melliferaHexapodaHymenopteraanimalarthropodbeefeedingflowersgreenhoney beeinsectinvertebratenatureorange
From Honey bees
A honey bee (Apis mellifera) drinks nectar on a hot summer day.
AculeataAnthophilaApidaeApiformesApinaeApisApis melliferaHexapodaHymenopteraanimalarthropodbeefeedingflowerflowersgreenhoney beeinsectinvertebratenaturenectarorange
From Honey bees
A spur-throated grasshopper clings to a flower stem.
AcrididaeCaeliferaHexapodaMelanoplinaeOrthopteraanimalarthropodgrasshoppergreeninsectinvertebratenatureshorthorned grasshopperspurthroated grasshopper
Two-Banded Japanese Weevil
Callirhopalus bifasciatusColeopteraCurculionoideaEntiminaeFallopia japonicaInsectaJapanese knotweedPolyphagaPseudocneorhinusPseudocneorhinus bifasciatusTrachyphloeinianimalarthropodbeetlebroadnosed weevileatinggreenherbaceous plantinsectinvasiveinvasive speciesinvertebrateleafnatureperennialpestplanttwobanded Japanese weevilweevil
Two-Banded Japanese Weevil
Callirhopalus bifasciatusColeopteraCurculionoideaEntiminaeFallopia japonicaInsectaJapanese knotweedPolyphagaPseudocneorhinusPseudocneorhinus bifasciatusTrachyphloeinianimalarthropodbeetlebroadnosed weevileatinggreenherbaceous plantinsectinvasiveinvasive speciesinvertebrateleafnatureperennialpestplanttwobanded Japanese weevilweevil
A number of pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum) at work on a small leaf.
AculeataHymenopteraInsectaTetramorium caespitumanimalantarthropodcooperationinsectinvertebratemany animalsmany insectsnaturepavement antteamwork
From Ants
A number of pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum) at work on a small leaf.
AculeataHymenopteraInsectaTetramorium caespitumanimalantarthropodcooperationinsectinvertebratemany animalsmany insectsnaturepavement antteamwork
From Ants
An American robin (Turdus migratorius) perches on a tree branch.
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From Birds
An Asian ladybug climbs through a white allium flower.
Asian lady beetleCoccinellidaeColeopteraHalloween lady beetleHarlequin ladybirdHarmoniaHarmonia axyridisHexapodaJapanese ladybugalliumanimalarthropodbeetleflowergreenhexapodinsectinvertebratelady beetleladybirdladybugmulticolored Asian lady beetlenatureplant
From Garden plants
An dawn redwood (Metasequoia) tree in sunlight. These Chinese trees are endangered in the wild, but are widely cultivated. These redwoods are a bit smaller than the Californian redwoods, and their needles actually turn red in the autumn.
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From Trees and Foliage
An Andrena mining bee, already laden with pollen, inspects a cluster of flowers.
AculeataAndrenaAndrenidaeAndreninaeHexapodaHymenopteraandrenid beeanimalanthophilaapidaeapiformesapoideaarthropodbeeburrowing beecollectingflowerflowersgatheringgroundnesting beehexapodhymenopteraninsectminer beenaturepinkpollenpollenationscopasolitary bee
From Miner Bees
An Andrena mining bee, already laden with pollen, inspects a cluster of flowers.
AculeataAndrenaAndrenidaeAndreninaeHexapodaHymenopteraandrenid beeanimalanthophilaapidaeapiformesapoideaarthropodbeeburrowing beecollectingflowerflowersgatheringgroundnesting beehexapodhymenopteraninsectminer beenaturepinkpollenpollenationscopasolitary bee
From Miner Bees