Photo of the Day

A cactus bee pollinating a flower
July 12, 2011

Cactus Bee, Arizona

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

A cactus bee (Diadasia sp.) pollinates a barrel cactus in Tucson, Arizona.

See more pictures from the March 2011 feature story "Gold Dusters".


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Photograph by Mark W. Moffett, National Geographic

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