Photo of the Day
Honeybee near colorful flower
February 25, 2011
Honeybee, Kauai
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
The perfume of the rare caper flower on Kauai tempts a hungry honeybee at dusk.
Apis mellifera on Capparis sandwichiana, Hawaii
See more photos from the March 2011 story "Pollinators."
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