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A Thistle Longhorned Bee (Melissodes desponsa) prepares to sleep overnight on a flowering goldenrod. Most bees are solitary, which means that they don't return to a hive or colony overnight. Instead, they will often clamp onto a piece of vegetation with their mandibles and sleep in this position until the next morning.
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A Thistle Longhorned Bee (Melissodes desponsa) prepares to sleep overnight on a flowering goldenrod. Most bees are solitary, which means that they don't return to a hive or colony overnight. Instead, they will often clamp onto a piece of vegetation with their mandibles and sleep in this position until the next morning.