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Bee Stuck On Milkweed - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2011 MLB

Bee Stuck On Milkweed - Apis mellifera
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
July 16, 2011
This bee appeared to get "stuck" for a while on my swamp milkweed. Is that even possible?
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Contributed by MLB on 16 July, 2011 - 6:59pm
Last updated 9 August, 2011 - 10:02am

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I have seen different kinds of insects trapped on milkweed flowers and sometimes a leg without an insect! Tricky flower, but I don't think that this serves any purpose.
… Beatriz Moisset, 9 August, 2011 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Sure is.
Read about milkweed flowers and the "pollinia" they attach to insect legs here.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 July, 2011 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Ken...
well that's something. I just planted it last season...
… MLB, 16 July, 2011 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

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