A very furry blonde bee is diving through the air with all his legs closely tucked under his body, looking like a fuzzy bullet.

Mr Megachile on patrol

Leaf cutter males spend a lot of their time making sure no one’s getting up to any funny business in their territory

Any ne’er do wells get ambush-bopped out of the flowers

July 14.25
#dailybee #bcnativebees #megachile #leafcutters #malebees #vancouverislandbees

It sure was a treat seeing all these male Bombus nevadensis perching on plants last summer, waiting for females to fly by. They also chased other insects that flew by. A big, beautiful #bee, one of the largest in 🇨🇦! #bumblebees #beesofcanada #malebees #saskatchewan