18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A Chimney Bee busy collecting pollen.
This small chimney bee (Diadasia sp) was gathering pollen from a superstition mallow flower (Abutilon palmeri), to feed her brood who were waiting for her return back in their nearby ground nest.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2019 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
| Photo Location: | Carlsbad, California, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © Tom Barnes |