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Honey Bee and Spotted Cucumber Beetle on Purple Coneflower

Apis mellifera and Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata

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Description:

Spotted this odd couple on a purple coneflower in the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens Old Rose Garden. They were on the flower for several hours.

Habitat:

UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens Old Rose Garden, Berkeley, CA.

Notes:

Fibonacci numbers can also be seen in the arrangement of seeds on the coneflower. http://www.popmath.org.uk/rpamaths/rpamp...

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4 Comments

misako
misako 12 years ago

Thanks textless! I was really surprised they hung out together for so long.

textless
textless 12 years ago

Excellent photos... and a really nice pair of insects.

misako
misako 12 years ago

Thanks KarenSaxton!

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

too cool!

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misako

Oakland, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 24, 2011
Submitted on Sep 24, 2011

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