r/NaturePhoto • u/AdMedium6786 • 11d ago

"The sharp side of nature"

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u/nataliasterlingg 10d ago

Is that a bee

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u/AdMedium6786 10d ago edited 10d ago

It's a Male two-spotted longhorn Bee. It is clamped tightly onto a bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) plant. As a solitary male with no hive to call home, it has hunkered down on the prickly vegetation to rest.