Image Copyright 2001, David L. Green Unauthorized use prohibited
September 13, 2001 Hemingway, SC USA
Asleep on Flowers at Dawn
Bumblebee: Bombus fraternus male
Climbing Hempweed, Mikania
scandens
Image Copyright 2001, David L. Green Unauthorized use prohibited
September 13, 2001 Hemingway, SC USA
Dewy, sleeping, drone bumblebees are often found on flowers at first light in the morning. If sufficiently distubed, they feebly lift their middle leg in apparent protest, but are unable or unwilling to fly off.