Insects and Spiders

Yellow Flax with Honey Bee Plus A Photobomber

First I was photographing the flower, then the bee showed up. Love the tiny pollen particles all over the bee. I didn't know that the caterpillar had gotten in the picture until I was looking at it on my computer. Love the unexpected surprises.
Yellow Flax (Linum rigidum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar (Agraulis vanilla)

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