Hope I get this right this time!
The first is a Honey Bee collecting pollen and the second is another Hawk moth that feeds in flight. However unlike the Humming Bird Hawk Moth this ones tongue, (proboscis.) is rather short so it uses its front legs to position itself. Not a common species and only about 1inch in length.
The male bee has a disastrous sex life. Only one male out of thousands can mate with the queen bee. So first one there after mating puffs up its genitalia until they explode. This believe it or not kills the bee , leaves a plug in the queen so that NO OTHER male bee can mate with her.
I hope that I do not get banned for this bit of pornographic information.
Best wishes.
Bob F.

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The first is a Honey Bee collecting pollen and the second is another Hawk moth that feeds in flight. However unlike the Humming Bird Hawk Moth this ones tongue, (proboscis.) is rather short so it uses its front legs to position itself. Not a common species and only about 1inch in length.
The male bee has a disastrous sex life. Only one male out of thousands can mate with the queen bee. So first one there after mating puffs up its genitalia until they explode. This believe it or not kills the bee , leaves a plug in the queen so that NO OTHER male bee can mate with her.
I hope that I do not get banned for this bit of pornographic information.
Best wishes.
Bob F.