Two bees and a bright orange composite flower. One bee is at the bottom of the flower drinking nectar and the other is approaching by air. They both have striped abdomens and absurdly long antennae.

Long-horned dudes cruise around this gumweed & smash into any bees they don’t like (aka aren’t lady bees of their kind).

Here’s 2 taking a quick nectar break before the next round.

Melissodes on Grindelia.
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