closeup on a mediterranean blue small carpenter bee, ceratina chalcites on a purple thistle flower

arthropoda arthropod asteraceae bee ceratina chalcites cirsium vulgare flora gard hymenoptera insect mediterranean nature plant animal blue botanical botany bull thistle closeup common daisy family dark entomology flower flowering invertebrate macro metallic natural outdoors pollinator purple single small carpenter solitary spear wild wildflower wildlife