Palaeorhiza species, f, Papau New Guinea, side
Palaeorhiza species, Badass Masked Bee, specimen collected in Papua New Guinea
Thin, relatively hairless, dangerous looking …. Masked Bees are waspish in aspect since they carry their pollen and nectar internally rather than trapped in external hairs.
Further in Summer than the Birds
Pathetic from the Grass
A minor Nation celebrates
Its unobtrusive Mass.
No Ordinance be seen
So gradual the Grace
A pensive Custom it becomes
Enlarging Loneliness.
Antiquest felt at Noon
When August burning low
Arise this spectral Canticle
Repose to typify
Remit as yet no Grace
No Furrow on the Glow
Yet a Druidic Difference
Enhances Nature now
-- Emily Dickinson. Original public domain image from Flickr