https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Beetle-and-Bee-on-a-Cactus-Flower/m-p/590343#M10501 <P>When I asked Google AI to identify the 2 bugs on a cactus flower in this photo, it told me that they were a Leafcutter (or Mason) Bee and an Ornate Checkered Beetle.&nbsp;</P> <P>It aslo identified the beetle as the predator and the bee as the prey.&nbsp; Again according Google AI, in describing the beetle said, <EM>"They often wait in flowers specifically to ambush and eat bees that come to pollinate."</EM></P> <P>Who knew?</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Canon 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f8, 1/1000th sec, ISO 400" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/74302i7442804F1F880F70/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_4351j.JPG" alt="Canon 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f8, 1/1000th sec, ISO 400" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Canon 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f8, 1/1000th sec, ISO 400</span></span></P> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:24:48 GMT zakslm 2026-03-20T00:24:48Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Beetle-and-Bee-on-a-Cactus-Flower/m-p/590343#M10501 <P>When I asked Google AI to identify the 2 bugs on a cactus flower in this photo, it told me that they were a Leafcutter (or Mason) Bee and an Ornate Checkered Beetle.&nbsp;</P> <P>It aslo identified the beetle as the predator and the bee as the prey.&nbsp; Again according Google AI, in describing the beetle said, <EM>"They often wait in flowers specifically to ambush and eat bees that come to pollinate."</EM></P> <P>Who knew?</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Canon 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f8, 1/1000th sec, ISO 400" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/74302i7442804F1F880F70/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_4351j.JPG" alt="Canon 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f8, 1/1000th sec, ISO 400" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Canon 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f8, 1/1000th sec, ISO 400</span></span></P> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:24:48 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Beetle-and-Bee-on-a-Cactus-Flower/m-p/590343#M10501 zakslm 2026-03-20T00:24:48Z