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To be fair all bees work hard and insects in general work hard. Even grasshoppers. Aesop got it all wrong about ants and grasshoppers - but I digress.
This is a complicated insect because it lives a complex social hierarchy focused-upon supporting the colony with its queen for up to five years in length. The insects in the photos could be dining-upon aster nectar and/or gathering pollen (note the pollen pouches). Not native to North America they were introduced by 17th century immigrants who wished to have Old World honey. Nowadays, they still produce honey and have become an integral partner in pollinating crops throughout.
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