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In the flower fields of the Columbia Gorge, a blue-haired, spiny-looking cuckoo bee patrols, searching for other bees’ pollen-laden nests so that it can steal them for itself.

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Honey bees gather pollen on a giant sunflower near Benton City Monday afternoon Aug. 12. Temperatures are predicted to remain in low 80s in the Columbia Gorge through the week, according to the National Weather Service. AP Photo/Tri-City Herald, Richard Dixon