Grizzlybear Prickly Pear Prickly Pear (Opuntia columbiana)
Augochlora Sweat Bee on Grizzlybear Prickly Pear
Augochlora sweat bee feeding on the abundant nectar of a grizzlybear prickly pear cactus while collecting pollen in Central Washington.
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- © 2014
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