Insects and Spiders

Carpenter Bee Face Shot

This eastern carpenter bee has the most amazing eyes. I found him drinking nectar from antelope horn milkweed in a blackland prairie section of the lake.
Male Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
Antelope Horns Milkweed (Asclepias asperula)

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