can some one tell what these are

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DANBROWN555
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can some one tell what these are

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on the underside of a nettle flower, 4 black (eggs) in the middle of the picture.I couldnt get a better close up. but they were right though the bunch of nettles.
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this is white dead nettle. the black bits are actually part of the flower. as the bees go in they drop down on to the back i think.

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Are they not the stamens?

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