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Enchanted Learning® Photoblog      Posted August 3, 2012   11:35 am

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Bee Drinking Lavender Nectar
 
Bee Drinking Lavender Nectar

A honey bee drinking lavender nectar. You can see the bee's proboscis (straw-like tongue) in the lavender flower. Outstretched wings are ready to take the bee to the next flower.

Scientific name: Apis mellifera
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Date taken: July 30, 2012
Place taken: Mercer Island, WA, USA
Mitchell Spector
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