A sweat bee enjoying a radicchio bloom

[Image description: a bright green bee with pollen covered legs on a lilac colored flower with jagged edged petals.]

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I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

🤩 🤩 🤩 🤩 🤩 I didn't know they came in green 💚 💚💚💚💚

IMALlama@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Ditto, this is a super cool photo!

t3h_fool@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Chicory

ccunning@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Radicchio is a cultivar of chicory.

t3h_fool@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Oh, thanks! I didn't know that.

ccunning@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

No problem - I thought it was a super interesting fact when I learned it!

angrystego@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The description seems misleading to me. It says lilac flower without indicating that color is meant, not plant species.

thrawn21@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Good point, I've edited the description.