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Mystacides longicornis

Mystacides longicornis - Unusual insect like a butterfly/moth

Sawfly sitting on stem. Macro photo.

Sawfly sitting on a stem. Macro photo.

Bumble bee gathering pollen

Closeup of bumble bee gathering pollen. Found near Seattle

Wasp eating a piece of fruit

A wasp - Vespula species - eating a piece of fruit - white background. A wasp - Vespula species - eating a piece of fruit - white background

Ammophila sabulosa

Ammophila sabulosa collecting pollen from flower

Yellow Bee

Yellow Bee

Boreal Yellojacket, Vespula austriaca

Boreal Yellowjacket, Vespula austriaca, reserves wood for construction of a nest. Boreal Yellowjacket, Vespula austriaca, reserves wood for construction of a nest

Tiphia femorata

Tiphia femorata takes off from a flower

The Pitcher Plant and the Bee

This Memorial Day weekend I went for my first visit to the Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden off of Independence Boulevard in Wilmington, North Carolina. I discovered an array of pitcher plants including the species pictured Sarrancenia Leucophylla. It was fascinating how many Bumble Bees or (Class: Insecta, Order: Hymenoptera, Family: Apidae, Genus: Bombus, and unsure of this species?) were flying around the plants and even crawling into them. I began to wonder if the bees had a strictly mutualistic relationship with the pitcher plants acting solely as pollinators. Also, I saw quite a few bees get stuck in the tubes of the pitcher plant and it appeared that the pitcher plant could be acting as a predator to the bees. Were the pitcher plants luring them into their tubes to provide a source of mineral nutrients for the plant? After doing some research, I found that it is not evolutionarily beneficial for pitcher plants to consume their own pollinators, thus why they have two distinct parts for each function. The flowering part of the pitcher plant (shown in the background of the photo) is the part responsible for attracting pollinators. This Memorial Day weekend I went for my first visit to the Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden off of Independence Boulevard in Wilmington, North Carolina. I discovered an array of pitcher plants including the species pictured Sarrancenia Leucophylla. It was fascinating how many Bumble Bees or (Class: Insecta, Order: Hymenoptera, Family: Apidae, Genus: Bombus, and unsure of this species?) were flying around the plants and even crawling into them. I began to wonder if the bees had a strictly mutualistic relationship with the pitcher plants acting solely as pollinators. Also, I saw quite a few bees get stuck in the tubes of the pitcher plant and it appeared that the pitcher plant could be acting as a predator to the bees. Were the pitcher plants luring them into their tubes to provide a source of mineral nutrients for the plant? After doing some research, I found that it is not evolutionarily beneficial for pitcher plants to consume their own pollinators, thus why they have two distinct parts for each function. The flowering part of the pitcher plant (shown in the background of the photo) is the part responsible for attracting pollinators.

Parasitic wasp (Anoplius viaticus)

Parasitic wasp (Anoplius viaticus) sitting on sand. Macro photo.

Rape Sawfly (Athalia rosae &#x29

Pest of cruciferous cultures , the size of 6-8 mm. Pest of cruciferous cultures , the size of 6-8 mm

Dragonfly and Bumblebee.

Representatives of a variety of flying insects. Dragonfly and Bumblebee.Vector illustration.

Little fly

Little fly,apprehension how catch first spring radii sun

End-banded Furrow Bees (Halictidae, Halictus sp.&#x29

USA, TX, Travis Co.: Austin Brackenridge Field Laboratory 12-xi-2016. USA, TX, Travis Co.: Austin Brackenridge Field Laboratory 12-xi-2016

Inchworm with parasitoids

Wasp parasitoids on green inchworm will eventually cause its death. Wasp parasitoids on green inchworm will eventually cause its death

Bumble Bee Feeding

Photo of a Bumble Bee feeding.

Ichneumon Wasp (Syzeuctus&#x29

Close view detail of a Ichneumon Wasp (Syzeuctus). Close view detail of a Ichneumon Wasp (Syzeuctus).

Bumble bee

A close up of a bumble bee on a rock.

Pollinating cuckoo bee.

Pollinating cuckoo bee. Macro photo.

Southern Yellowjacket (Vespidae, Vespula squamosa&#x29

USA, TX, Travis Co.: Austin FM 620 12-xi-2016. USA, TX, Travis Co.: Austin FM 620 12-xi-2016

Bee searching for nectar

Closeup of bee searching for nectar found near Seattle Washington

Bumblebee pollinating flower

Closeup of bumblebee pollinating flower found in Pacific Northwest near Seattle

Illustration of an Ant pushing Euro

Description: Illustration of an ant pushing euro coin. Metaphor of currency status. Black line drawing on a white background.

Flying Bee eaters

Bee-eater â€“ a Black eyed beauty. Bee-eater â€“ a Black eyed beauty

Red ant egg1

Red ant egg is one kind food of Northeastern Thailand. Red ant egg is one kind food of Northeastern Thailand.

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