I recently moved from Tucson, Arizona to Modesto, California.
I finished my Ph.D. in Political Science focusing on American Government and International Relations. I have a...
Yes, yes they do.... Sweet close up, that applies to the bee and the nectar coating it's "tongue". Ask Kimmi the names of all the mouthparts! :) I dare you.....
wow...i mean, wow! Kind of gross, but wow! I was taking a picture of a prickly pear flower and I didn't even see the bee that was hiding deep down in the flower until it flew out and I wasn't ready with the camera.
I always suspected that they had some kind of proboscus (I know I didn't spell that right!) but we don't usually get close enough to capture. This is very cool!
I'd think he was sitting on a bell pepper. ;o)