Insects and Spiders

Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee View 3

Another shot kept for identification purposes.
Female Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae)
Salvia x greggii ‘Raspberry Delight’

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