Insects and Spiders

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Finally Got A Clear Shot

I followed this bee from shrub to shrub until I finally got a shot without vegetation partially obscuring the insect. Doing what carpenter bees do, steal nectar without pollinating the flower.
Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae)
Salvia x greggii ‘Raspberry Delight’

Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae Horseflylike Carpenter Bee bee native bee insect bug pollinators carpenter bee white rock lake dallas texas walking path spillway nectar Salvia x greggii Raspberry Delight salvia red salvia close up feeding nectaring stealing nectar