Honey bee nest (atypically exposed, vertical honeycombs)
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, near Prince Frederick, MD
all nature photosinsectsbeesbattle creek cypress swamptrees and shrubsCalvert CoMaryland
Honey bee nest (atypically exposed, vertical honeycombs)
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, near Prince Frederick, MD
all nature photosinsectsbeesbattle creek cypress swamptrees and shrubsCalvert CoMaryland
![Unidentified beetle taking off from yarrow (<I>Achillea millefolium</I>) <span class="nonNative">[arguably non-native]</span>
McKee-Beshers Wildlife Mgt Area, Poolesville, MD](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-PRJHz7w/0/33ad937a/Ti/2013_P1060127-Ti.jpg)
![Bumble bee (<i>Bombus</i> sp.) on red clover <span class="nonNative">[non-native]</span>
Catoctin Mountain Nat'l Park, Frederick County, MD](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-FBpjP9X/0/76e0bdff/Ti/2012_P1020475b-Ti.jpg)
![Bumble bee (<i>Bombus</i> sp.) on red clover <span class="nonNative">[non-native]</span>
Catoctin Mountain Nat'l Park, Frederick County, MD](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-c7pH7sM/0/53b6c7ab/Ti/2012_P1020475a-Ti.jpg)
![Praying mantis (female Carolina?) on purple loosestrife (<i>Lythrum salicaria</i>) <span class="nonNative">[non-native invasive]</span> wins battle with silver-spotted skipper
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-hNqZnXw/0/e2779804/Ti/2010_P1040916-Ti.jpg)
![Lotus blossom (<i>Nelumbo nucifera</i>) <span class="nonNative">[non-native garden planting]</span> with bumble bee
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-k4wnQj5/3/26e2246c/Ti/2008_DSCN8632-Ti.jpg)
![Wasp & hoverfly (bee mimic) on Queen Anne's lace (<i>Daucus carota</i>) <span class="nonNative">[non-native]</span>
Black Hill Regional Park, Boyds, MD](https://photos.smugmug.com/Photo-Galleries/Mid-Atlantic/Insects/Insects/i-GNFbMD4/3/4e98a04e/Ti/2008_DSCN8567-Ti.jpg)
