borer bee on an echinacea flower

Weekly Photo Challenge: Close Up

borer bee on an echinacea flower

Each summer when the Echinacea (purple cone flower) blooms in front of my house, the borer bees have a picnic. These bees don’t seem to bother humans unless, of course, you end up accidentally trapping one of them close to your body. Their sting is extremely painful, I have first hand knowledge.

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