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Eclectic Human

A pretty flower with a fearsome name: Death Camas.

Toxicoscordion venenosum (aka Zigadenus venenosus) is toxic, even to most insects. The copper-winged bee perched on top is a Death Camas Miner Bee (Andrena astragali), which feeds almost exclusively on and is able to survive the experience!

Photo taken on Bear Hill, near Victoria.

bcnativebees.org/post/what-pol

Two globe-shaped flower spikes are covered with creamy white and yellow six-petaled flowers. At the top of the flower spike on the left is a black and yellow bee with erect, translucent coppery wings. Two or three small black and grey bugs (ants? beetles?) are also crawling among the flowers. Blurry leaves and purple flowers can be seen in the background
Jun 06, 2023, 01:41 AM·Public·Web
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