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p-p-panda:

blimbo-buddy:

got my hands on a field guide of californian bugs and i found that there’s this one bee species in southern california that looks like this

[id: a drawing of xylocopa varpuncta, aka the valley carpenter bee. the drawing portrays a female and male of the species respectively the female is pitch black, she has huge eyes and sketchily drawn antennae on her head. she has blue-purple lighting on the side of her face to bring out the details. Under her is white text surrounded by a black box that reads, "FEMALE". The male is drawn in a far more simplified and cartoonish way. He is yellow and has a lighter sand color "mane" around his neck. he has huge, green eyes with beady pupils. he has rounded antennae. below him is text that reads, "male". end id]ALT

(Actual bugs under the cut, CW for insects)

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Male bee: Hi! you're pretty! / Female bee: Oh! uh...thx.ALT

Credit for idea @blimbo-buddy