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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Flora and Fauna

Butterflies and wasps are both attracted to the colorful blossoms of milkweed. Here a Monarch butterfly stops its feeding and flies away to avoid an incoming wasp.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Jim Mitchell