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The recurring Writhing Bee - Apis mellifera - female
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

The recurring Writhing Bee - Apis mellifera - Female
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
May 23, 2007
While searching for diurnal moths, I noticed this Honey Bee writhing on the ground along a forest trail. A very similar incident was observed by Ron Hemberger in California - see the discussion below his image: .
Contributed by Stephen Luk on 24 May, 2007 - 9:30pm
Last updated 9 April, 2009 - 3:50pm

Spooky
Very similar posture.
… Ron Hemberger, 24 May, 2007 - 10:31pm

 
Spooky times two...
how I, nearly on the other side of the continent, was first to comment on what you saw and photographed, and was next to witness and record a remarkably similar event...
… Stephen Luk, 24 May, 2007 - 10:46pm

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