Meliplebeia beccarii, f, back, Frederick Co.
Meliplebeia beccarii. This is a tiny little stingless colonial bee from Kruger National Park. So small and ubiquitous on tree flowers that we called them "bee dust". Found on an expedition with Jonathan Mawdsley and James Harrison. One of the many creatures that make up the trillions and trillions of pollinators that work for free. We are so lucky. Anders Croft took this picture.
Beauty is nature's fact.
- Emily Dickinson. Original public domain image from Flickr