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"Gonna find her!" - The Coasters & The Cactus Bee - Diadasia - UCI Arboretum, Irvine, Orange County, California, USA May 8, 2009
The Fifties song referenced above was called Searchin', and the singer said he'd be "Lookin' every witchaway", which is exactly what this male cactus bee did. He peered over the edge of the blossom in various directions, in hopes that a female would arrive. Well, that didn't happen on this particular flower at this particular time.
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