Lots of pretty pollinator pictures ...
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Lots of pretty pollinator pictures ...
Bob Montanaro took this marvelous macro photograph of a green orchid bee (Euglossa dilemma) at the (Pelican Island) Audubon House on firebush (Hammelia patens). Thank you to Carol Thomas, especially Dr. Eric Blosser, and Dr. Roxanne Rutledge, all from the…
Yellowtop (Flaveria linearis) is a fabulous (usually) fall wildflower. It is a member of the daisy family, Asteraceae, though, at glance, you may not see the family resemblance. The round center of a what we think of as a conventional…
Bee balm (Monarda punctuata) attracts butterflies, bees, and other pollinators. Look how pollen from the anthers of the bee balm sticks to the top of this bulky, native southern carpenter bee (Xylocopa micans), easily identified by its 'shiny hiney'. This…