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ORCHID BEE
Orchid bee. Macrophotograph of an orchid bee (Eufriesea pulchra) from the Guyanan rainforest. Orchid bees are brightly coloured tropical bees with long tongues, allowing them to reach nectar in deep-throated tropical plants. The males are especially important in the pollination of some orchids, from which they collect aromatic fragrances thought to play a role in territorial display and courtship. Orchid bees are only found in Central and South America. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying, cataloguing and monitoring bees and other insect species. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)
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