A bee (Apis mellifera) dead from exhaustion after being trapped by a Cruel Vine flower (Araujia sericifera).
A bee (Apis mellifera) dead from exhaustion after being trapped by a Cruel Vine flower (Araujia sericifera). One can see here a pair of pollinia (a specific pollen-bearing structure) in which the insect definitively jammed its tongue and then died a slow death. Abeille (Apis mellifera) morte d'épuisement car piégée par la fleur d'une plante cruelle (Araujia sericifera). On aperçoit ici les sacs polliniques, véritables "pièges à loup", dans lesquels l'insecte a définitivement coincé sa langue entraînant sa mort après une longue agonie.
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Location: France Europe moth plant moth catcher white bladder flower
Photo credit: © Emmanuel LATTES / Alamy / Afripics
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