Insects and Spiders

Beautiful Bumble Bee

I discovered a small, mostly golden bumble bee on my purple skyflower. I had never seen one like it. It was so beautiful, especially when the sun would hit it with all that goldenness.
Skyflower (Duranta Erecta)
Male American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)

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