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Strength and velvet

29/05/2023 15:57

Strength and velvet
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Its flight is solemn, almost impressive, like a small motor vibrating in the calm of the garden. And then it lands, slowly, with astonishing precision, on the soft flowers of the Jerusalem sage.


The carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea), a large black silhouette with inky reflections, impresses as much as it fascinates.


Despite its robust build, it forages gently, diving headfirst into the yellow corollas, searching for nectar. The contrast is striking: the dark, shiny mass of its body against the pastel tenderness of the flower. And yet, everything works.


A moment of balance between strength and finesse, where the deep buzz of a solitary worker bee becomes the soundtrack of a summer morning.

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