The Ladybug and the Bee

It's not often you see a ladybug and a honey bee sharing the same plant.

The ladybug, a predator in disguise, devours aphids like a kid does M&Ms. The honey bee, all buzziness, works furiously to collect nectar or pollen for her hive.

Sometimes a lavender patch can bring them together.

Such was the case yesterday in our garden. A ladybug staked claim to a lavender spike, while a dozen honey bees glided in for a sweet sip of nectar.

Co-workers. 

Just co-workers.