{"product_id":"leon-the-little-watcher-lipotriches-phanerura","title":"Leon, the Little Watcher (Lipotriches phanerura)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOil Pastel on Pastelmat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e34.5cm x 39.cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed in custom Ornate Black Relief with Glass Front and Mat board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI had only just completed the first stage of \"The Young Ones\", and was loudly lamenting that I had never seen those particular bees in my garden, when one afternoon, in cleaning up the oregano patch, I spied this handsome boy.  Over the next few days, I counted 5 of these tiny Lipotriches that would congregate in a formation on a spent oregano flower stem.  I was fascinated at the way they would face, each looking in a different direction, almost as if to survey any possible threats to the group.  The day I photographed this male, he was the only one on the stem taking a breather in the middle of the day.  He was alert and watchful, perhaps keeping an eye on the base camp to check it was safe for his little band of brothers.  This little tribe taught me the importance of not always clearing away dead plant matter in the garden, as it provides essential homes to bees like Leon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Scanlon Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48182083256485,"sku":"23992","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/3356\/0741\/files\/20260627_120306.jpg?v=1787658645","url":"https:\/\/www.the-storeroom.com.au\/products\/leon-the-little-watcher-lipotriches-phanerura","provider":"The Store Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}