A bee dives into an East Indian lotus flower at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC, USA
A bee dives into an East Indian lotus flower at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC, USA (© Linda Davidson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
In the pink on World Bee Day
If flowers are the stars of nature's big spring show, then bees are the film crew. Honey bees are always buzzing in the background, pollinating not only flowers, but also food crops that make up a third of humans' diet. Today's pollen-coated photo subject was certainly ready for her close-up.
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