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Half-black Bumble Bee (Bombus vagans) #invertefest

#insect #macro #nature #photography #bug #insects #wildlife #art #beautiful #closeup #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #thelittlethings #artinnature #upclose #animalphotography #passion_in_macro #cupoty #insectguru #bugs #animal #entomology #canoneosrebelt5 #natgeoyourshotnature #natgeoyourshotcanada #natgeo #cannon #bioblitz

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The last week of 2023 is #invertefest so I’m sharing a recent print I made about carmine, a bright red pigment derived from carminic acid, traditionally harvested from cochineal, a sessile parasite on Opuntia cacti in South America, north through to Mexico & the southwest US. They are laboriously collected by brushing them off the pads of prickly pear cacti. 🧵

#linocut #printmaking #sciArt #naturalHistory #Opuntia #carmine #cochineal #cactus #insect #invertefest2023 #invertebrates #MastoArt

@empress @seedtopia
The same species, hump-backed #beewolf (#Philanthus gibbosus) is common in my garden every summer, July through September. In some years, I've seen them as early as June, and as late as October. They visit a wide variety of flowers, preferring #Asteraceae and #Lamiaceae.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=125348&taxon_id=56893&user_id=xris&verifiable=any

#iNaturalist #InverteFest #InverteFest2022 #Insects #Hymenoptera #Wasps