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Single creeping thistle in bloom close-up view with selective focus

Thistle flower against a black background

Stemmacantha rhapontica, Gewöhnliche Bergscharte, Compositae, Asteraceae, Giant scabiosa

Flowers and meadows in Krusne mountains with sunny color day

Close-up macro shot of a colorful beetle perched on vibrant purple wildflowers with blurred background.

The Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus) is a striking member of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), often mistaken for a bumblebee due to its dense yellow-orange hairs and bold black bands on the elytra. This mimicry helps deter predators. It’s commonly found in Europe during summer, especially on thistles and other wildflowers where it feeds on pollen and nectar. The larvae typically develop in decaying wood, playing an important role in nutrient cycling. Despite their bumblebee disguise, bee beetles are harmless and contribute to pollination in their habitats.

A beautiful color of blooming head donkey thistle closeup as natural floral background

Cotton Thistle, Onopordum acanthium, sometimes posited as the Scotch Thistle, against a natural green background with copy space.

LADYBIRD INSECT THISTLE POLLEN WEEDS CLOSE UP

Hoverfly hovers near a thistle flower. The location is a wild flower field in the Haarlemmermeer, very close to the Amsterdam airport

Purple thistle flower with beetle. A green mother-of-pearl beetle hides in a beautiful wildflower bud. Digital watercolor painting. Digital art

$Leptura quadrifasciata, the spotted longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nAdult beetles are 11–20 mm long, black with four more or less continuous transverse yellow bands. In extreme cases the elytra may be almost entirely black. It is found throughout the Northern and Central Palaearctic region. \nLarvae make meandering galleries in various trees, including oak, beech, birch, willow, alder, elder and spruce. The life cycle lasts two or three years.\nThe adults are very common flower-visitors, especially Apiaceae species, feeding on pollen and the nectar (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands on the described Habitats.$

Green bug on a thistle blossom. Close up of insect in natural environment.

fluffy bumblebee collects pollen on a flower, blurry green background, copy space on the right.Galicia, Spain.

A close up of an arthropod pollinator, a bee, on a purple flower. The flower is part of a terrestrial plant, possibly a creeping thistle, with vibrant petals attracting the insect

Daybreak scene over the country in the Limburg region

Flowering Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum). Also known as Marian's Thistle, St. Mary's Thistle, Holy Thistle, and Blessed Thistle. Historically used as a medicinal herb. An invasive species in many areas.

Delicate webbing envelops a thistle flower, glistening with dew, capturing the essence of morning serenity in nature.

Close up view of a bee on a thistle flower

Golden Autumn Escape: Flowing River and Vibrant Forest Blooms in a Peaceful Setting

A close-up shot of a bumblebee pollinating a vibrant pink milk thistle, with the sun illuminating both the flower and the bee against a beautifully blurred background.

Abstract macrophotography of a thorny plant in nature with a red lady bug.

The Elk Thistle (Cirsium eatonii) is a thistle native to Jackson Hole in Wyoming. As its name implies, elk feed on this plant. It is also called Everts Thistle after Truman Everts, a member of the 1870 Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition, who explored the area that later became Yellowstone National Park. Everts became lost and survived for a month by eating the elk thistle. This elk thistle in bloom was photographed at Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyoming, USA.

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