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The bee is dead. I didn't realize it until I'd taken a couple of snaps. His body is stuck to the flower, by his tongue.

But, it's even more strange, in that there's another insect there, that I think might also be dead. I didn't see it in the viewfinder. I only noticed it, a few days later, when I processed the image.

Strange, but incredibly well captured Kerry.

great photo,

Any idea what the plant is? Just to warn any bees that frequent this forum

you know my usual response Kerry !

...but well done, in any case

The flower strikes back Nice one kerry

Thanks for the very kind comments, guys.

Anyone have any idea what the pale green insect is? I can't really tell, but I'm thinking it might be a small preying mantis. I haven't seen one around here, in a couple of years.

My first suspicion would be a spider, not an insect.
And that it's not dead (although the bee is: crab spider venom is fairly quick).

DaveB wrote:My first suspicion would be a spider, not an insect.
And that it's not dead (although the bee is: crab spider venom is fairly quick).

Hi Dave,

It doesn't look like any spider I've ever seen, so I don't think it's a spider. Just from the color, what appears to be the large foreleg and head, I tend to think it's some kind of mantis. But, it's got that brown stuff on its back, which I don't recall ever seeing on a mantis. So, dunno.

Maybe it's one of Mic's pets, that has been inverted....