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Catch Me If You Can

Do they ever slow down? Not much. The male European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum), a yellow and black bee about the size of a honey bee, spends most of the day defending its "property" (food) from other visitors. It's so territorial that it...

A male European wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, warms its flight muscles on a bluebeard blossom (Caryopteris clandonensis). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male European wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, warms its flight muscles on a bluebeard blossom (Caryopteris clandonensis). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Morning sip of nectar for a wool carder bee is like a morning sip of coffee for us humans. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Morning sip of nectar for a wool carder bee is like a morning sip of coffee for us humans. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dorsal view of a male European wool carder bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dorsal view of a male European wool carder bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Well, hello there! This male wool carder bee eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Well, hello there! This male wool carder bee eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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