- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Published on: August 12, 2015
Honey bees sometimes get into little battles with one another.
Here's a case of a tiff over a Tithonia.
Two honey bees wanted the same Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). They each tried to claim the same blossom, bounced one another off, returned, and then battled again.
This particular blossom seemed especially inviting to them, while all around them were other Tithonias.
Sisters from the same hive? Competitors?
It's difficult to say. But at the end, there was only one winner.
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![A tiff over a Tithonia. One holds her ground while another wants her share. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) A tiff over a Tithonia. One holds her ground while another wants her share. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/31472.jpg)
A tiff over a Tithonia. One holds her ground while another wants her share. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
![Let the battle begin! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Let the battle begin! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/31473.jpg)
Let the battle begin! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
![Share and share alike! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Share and share alike! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/31474.jpg)
Share and share alike! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
![And the winner is... (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) And the winner is... (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/31475.jpg)
And the winner is... (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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