I know the one below isn't a good photo in any way (i.e. slightly OOF, badly composed etc.), but I'm fascinated by this wasp's(?) bumpy head!
It's a female yellow-faced bee, although I can't really tell which one. The three bumps on top of the head are the ocelli which are basically primitive eyes. It's thought they are just used to detect changes in light which helps them avoid predators (and photographers) approaching in their blind spot.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I found this lovely stone cold asleep on some phlox. It had not fallen off, so I presume it was not dead. I think it is one of the whites. Not very white at all up close. More like it flew past when some graffitti darlings were at work.
Still getting through Saturday's moths. I've managed to work out 20 species so far and 12 of them are ones I've never seen before. Other than the over-stimulated moth and the cow-bat moth there's this nice rhubarb and custard micro moth known as the Long-horn Flat-body. (I also didn't realise how pixelated the print is on my UPVC windows)
and the closest I got to @Fire the 'flame moth'. Which looks and acts like a stick so I've no idea why it's called The Flame. I thought it had died in the trap but it kept up its stick act all day then suddenly woke up after dark and I let it go.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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All excellent shots---except the last one.
Mellitus, indeed. If it pricked my finger would I taste sweeter?