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Bumble Bee approaching Wildflower

Common Eastern Bumble Bee flying towards Foxglove Beardtongue wildflower (Penstemon Digitalis). Common Eastern Bumble Bee flying towards Foxglove Beardtongue wildflower (Penstemon Digitalis)

Cute little boy in bumble bee costume. Cute little boy in bumble bee costume.

Bumble Bee Flower

A photo of a bumble bee flying off a yellow flower. A photo of a bumble bee flying off a yellow flower.

sticker of a cartoon bee

sticker of a cartoon bee

Close up of a bumble bee collecting nectar on a peppermint blossom

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Brown and Black Bee Flying Near Orange Petaled Flower during Daytime

Brown and Black Bee Flying Near Orange Petaled Flower during Daytime

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Happy Bumble Bee

Happy Bumble Bee flying over flowers

Flying bumble bee

Flying bumble bee

The Pitcher Plant and the Bee

This Memorial Day weekend I went for my first visit to the Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden off of Independence Boulevard in Wilmington, North Carolina. I discovered an array of pitcher plants including the species pictured Sarrancenia Leucophylla. It was fascinating how many Bumble Bees or (Class: Insecta, Order: Hymenoptera, Family: Apidae, Genus: Bombus, and unsure of this species?) were flying around the plants and even crawling into them. I began to wonder if the bees had a strictly mutualistic relationship with the pitcher plants acting solely as pollinators. Also, I saw quite a few bees get stuck in the tubes of the pitcher plant and it appeared that the pitcher plant could be acting as a predator to the bees. Were the pitcher plants luring them into their tubes to provide a source of mineral nutrients for the plant? After doing some research, I found that it is not evolutionarily beneficial for pitcher plants to consume their own pollinators, thus why they have two distinct parts for each function. The flowering part of the pitcher plant (shown in the background of the photo) is the part responsible for attracting pollinators. This Memorial Day weekend I went for my first visit to the Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden off of Independence Boulevard in Wilmington, North Carolina. I discovered an array of pitcher plants including the species pictured Sarrancenia Leucophylla. It was fascinating how many Bumble Bees or (Class: Insecta, Order: Hymenoptera, Family: Apidae, Genus: Bombus, and unsure of this species?) were flying around the plants and even crawling into them. I began to wonder if the bees had a strictly mutualistic relationship with the pitcher plants acting solely as pollinators. Also, I saw quite a few bees get stuck in the tubes of the pitcher plant and it appeared that the pitcher plant could be acting as a predator to the bees. Were the pitcher plants luring them into their tubes to provide a source of mineral nutrients for the plant? After doing some research, I found that it is not evolutionarily beneficial for pitcher plants to consume their own pollinators, thus why they have two distinct parts for each function. The flowering part of the pitcher plant (shown in the background of the photo) is the part responsible for attracting pollinators.

Bumble bee flying to flower

Bumble bee flying to flower

Bumble bee hovering over a flower

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Flying Bumble Bee

Flying Bumble Bee

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

Blue flowers from a growing sage herb plant attract at flying bumble bee in a garden or back yard during a golden sunset

Blue flowers from a growing sage herb plant attract at flying bumble bee in a garden or back yard during a golden sunset

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

Stylized flying bee illustration, air-brushed in photoshop

Flying bee upon meadow & alone tree

Bee collecting pollen

A Bee hovering while collecting pollen. Hairs on Bee are covered in yellow pollen as are it's legs. A Bee hovering while collecting pollen. Hairs on Bee are covered in yellow pollen as are it's legs.

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

The bee is flying with yellow flowers.

The bee is flying around with yellow flowers for nectar. The bee is flying around with yellow flowers for nectar.

Flight of the Bumble Bee

Flight of the Bumble Bee

Bee gathering nectar

A bumble bee busy at work collecting nectar. A bumble bee busy at work collecting nectar

Flying bumble bee

Flying bumble bee

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

Bumble Bee

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

Bee flying over small flowers

Bee flying over white small flowers. Bee flying over white small flowers

Bee in Flight Pollinating Flowers. Bee in Flight Pollinating Flowers

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

sticker of a cartoon bee

sticker of a cartoon bee

Iconic style of a bee flying in a garden environment. Iconic style of a bee flying in a garden environment.

A bumble-bee collects pollen on

A bumble-bee collects pollen on (shallow dof)

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Bumble bee on a flower

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Bee collecting pollen from a white chrysanthemum

Flying bumble bee

Flying bumble bee, day shot

Flying Bumble Bee

Flying Bumble Bee

Macro of flying bumble bee on a white background

Macro of flying bumble bee on a white background

A flying bumble-bee in a garden with flowers

A flying bumble-bee in a garden with flowers

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

Flying bumble bee

Flying bumble bee

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

sticker of a cartoon bee

sticker of a cartoon bee

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

Bumble bee costume

Cute Little girl wearing a bee costume on white background. Cute Little girl wearing a bee costume on white background.

Bumble bee sucking honey from spring time flowers

Bumble Bee Flower

A photo of a bumble bee flying off a yellow flower. A photo of a bumble bee flying off a yellow flower.

Macro of flying bumble bee on a white background

Macro of flying bumble bee on a white background

Bee and baby bee

Bee and its baby gathering nectar of yellow flowers. Bee and its baby gathering nectar of yellow flowers.

Bees flying on dotted route. Cute bumblebee characters

Bees flying on dotted route. Cute bumblebee characters

Bee harvesting from a globe thistle

A bumble bee busy at work collecting nectar. A bumble bee busy at work collecting nectar

Flying Bumble Bee on Echinops

Flying Bumble Bee on Echinops

Beautiful Bee on yellow flower in the nature

A bumble bee busy at work collecting nectar. A bumble bee busy at work collecting nectar

cartoon flying bee. cartoon flying bee

Watercolor painting of poppy flower blossom and flying bumble bee in summer time. frame with dots

Watercolor painting of poppy flower blossom and flying bumble bee in summer time. frame with dots

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