Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: bee

Photo: A buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile.

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A buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile. This species is invasive to the region where it was photographed.

Photo: A metallic green bee (Corynura chloris) at Fauna Andina, a conservation and research center near Villarrica, Chile.

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A metallic green bee (Corynura chloris) at Fauna Andina, a conservation and research center near Villarrica, Chile. This bee is native to Chile.

Photo: A metallic green bee (Corynura chloris) at Fauna Andina, a conservation and research center near Villarrica, Chile.

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A metallic green bee (Corynura chloris) at Fauna Andina, a conservation and research center near Villarrica, Chile. This bee is native to Chile.

Photo: A mining bee (Andrena species) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A mining bee (Andrena species) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A southern bronze furrow bee (Halictus or Dialictus, confusus species) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A southern bronze furrow bee (Halictus or Dialictus, confusus species) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A mining bee (Andrena sp.) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A mining bee (Andrena sp.) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A southern bronze furrow bee (Halictus or Dialictus, confusus species) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A southern bronze furrow bee (Halictus or Dialictus, confusus species) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A southern bronze furrow bee (Halictus or Dialictus, confusus species) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A southern bronze furrow bee (Halictus or Dialictus, confusus species) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis), photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis), photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis), photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis), photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocolis) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocolis) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocolis) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocolis) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocolis) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocolis) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocolis) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocolis) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This bee was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp.) from the high altitude rainforest from Mt. Gorongosa.

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Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp.) from the high altitude rainforest from Mt. Gorongosa.

Picture of a common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) at the Insectarium in New Orleans.

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A common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) at the Insectarium in New Orleans.

Sunflowers and pollinating honey bees (Bombus huntii) near the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, MT.

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Sunflowers and pollinating honey bees (Bombus huntii) near the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, MT.

A honeybee (Apis mellifera) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

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A honeybee (Apis mellifera) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

Photo: A bee in the Andrenidae family at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

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A bee in the Andrenidae family at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

Photo: A bee in the Andrenidae family at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

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A bee in the Andrenidae family at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

Picture of a Bumble bee millipede (Anadenobolus monilicornis) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

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Bumble bee millipede (Anadenobolus monilicornis) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

Picture of a Bumble bee millipede (Anadenobolus monilicornis) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

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Bumble bee millipede (Anadenobolus monilicornis) at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, UT.

Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of an orange-belted or tricoloured bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) at Crosslake, MN.

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An orange-belted or tricoloured bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) at Crosslake, MN.

Picture of an orange-belted or tricoloured bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) at Crosslake, MN.

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An orange-belted or tricoloured bumblebee (Bombus ternarius) at Crosslake, MN.

Picture of a common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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A common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Picture of a common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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A common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Photo: A teenage boy sets up a bee hive near Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A teenage boy sets up a bee hive near Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A teenage boy sets up a bee hive near Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A teenage boy sets up a bee hive near Lincoln, Nebraska.

Male bees (Bombus sp.) swarm around sunflowers at Branched Oak Lake.

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Male bees (Bombus sp.) swarm around sunflowers at Branched Oak Lake.

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