A bee dives into a lotus flower at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC
A bee dives into a lotus flower at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC (© Linda Davidson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Happy Bee Day to you
If flowers are the starring cast of nature's big spring show, then bees are the crew. Honey bees are always buzzing in the background, pollinating not only our photogenic petaled friends, but also food crops that make up a third of humans' diet. But when seen in front of the camera, they're hardly bee-listers: Today's pollen-coated photo subject was certainly ready for her close-up.
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