Insects and Spiders

Tiny Bee body

I always try to get shots from as many angles as possible to help with getting an id later. She has dark stripes on her abdomen. And tiny hairs on her back legs and belly with which to collect pollen.
Female Metallic-Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum Subgenus Dialictus)
Texas Thistle (Cirsium texanum)

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