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Texas Rock Rose Bee working the pollen on a Texas Rock Rose<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140887/texas_rock_rose_pavonia_lasiopetala.html" title="Texas Rock Rose Pavonia lasiopetala"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/4330/140887_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Gw8rJEX5SVbTpBrZPWL9VEXL71I%3D" width="200" height="120" alt="Texas Rock Rose Pavonia lasiopetala Found in Confluence Park, a favorite for pollenating bees.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140891/texas_rock_rose.html<br /> Geotagged,Pavonia lasiopetala,United States,Winter" /></a></figure> Apis mellifera,Fall,Geotagged,United States,Western honey bee Click/tap to enlarge

Texas Rock Rose

Bee working the pollen on a Texas Rock Rose

Texas Rock Rose Pavonia lasiopetala Found in Confluence Park, a favorite for pollenating bees.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140891/texas_rock_rose.html<br /> Geotagged,Pavonia lasiopetala,United States,Winter

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Looks like a happy bee :) Posted 2 years ago
    1. View DebRich's profile
      DebRich
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      Yes, it kept going back to the same flower and was completely covered with pollen to the point one couldn't tell what it was under all the yellow. Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Lol ;P Posted 2 years ago

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The Western honey bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name "Apis" is Latin for "bee", and "mellifera" is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Christine Young
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By DebRich

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Uploaded Sep 12, 2022. Captured Dec 31, 2010 10:40 in Confluence Park, 310 W Mitchell St, San Antonio, TX 78204, USA.
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  • NIKON D5100
  • f/11.0
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO140
  • 270mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.