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Ode to asters
Oh, asters, wild asters, beloved of bees. You tumble down hill and sway on the breeze.
Not a bee, but an amazing simulacrum!
There’s a ton of native asters that are hard to distinguish, as I discovered after spending easily a confused hour pondering my wildflower book. I finally decided that it’s Heart-Leaved Aster overflowing in my back yard with huge plumes of … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, garden
Tagged Agapostemon, aster, bees, bumblebee, honeybee, syrphid fly
