Possibly a Western Leafcutting bee, Megachile perihita. |
Examining the photo closely in an attempt to identify the bee, I discovered another insect; a tiny bluish fly.
See it there below the tip of the bee's rear leg? |
And, under the category, "and little fleas to bite 'em", if you look again, you'll see an even smaller beastie, probably a beetle, on the top leaf on the left.
"So nat'ralists observe, a flea
Hath smaller fleas that on him prey,
And these have smaller fleas that bite 'em,
And so proceed ad infinitum."
- Jonathan Swift, 1733
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