Rumble in the jungle - a photo on Flickriver

            While out practicing with my macro lens, I came across this large black bee (Carpenter Bee) feeding. As I started to attempt to achieve focus, something flashed past the top right corner of the frame. It was a Metallic green bee (Its true name) and it landed on the opposite side of the flower.

For a second, I thought I would attempt to photograph each of them separately, however the green bee decided to solve my problem. As if in a full charge, it ran halfway around the flowered stem and started attacking the much larger carpenter bee. After a second and a half of bug-tussle (Also the original home of Jed Clampett) the carpenter held its ground and the green guy departed.

Note: No pollinators were harmed in the making of this photo.

From the archives and taken 04 August 2020…and no I wasn’t wearing a mask!

Taken on: July 31, 2023

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