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Picture of a honeybee hovering over a caper flower in Hawaii
August 21, 2021

Hungry Honeybee

A honeybee hovers over a rare caper flower in Kauai, Hawaii. This native Hawaiian plant was used in traditional medicines to treat ailments of the skin and joints.
Photograph by Mark Moffett, Nat Geo Image Collection

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