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Another excellent image of a series this wonderful Bee pollinating this awesome blossom, one of my favorite shots from the series. Hope Y'all like it..
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People mindlessly hate wasps because of their sting, but they do have an important role in the environment.
I agree that constraints help spur creativity. Today I ended up playing with a bunch of different subjects but came back to work on my bees. Again working close up with the 36mm extension tube on my 100mm macro lens. There was a bit of sunlight I was able to coax onto this large pumpkin blossom. The bees in this blossom were in like a drunken stupor and didn't move like the others I encountered. They were less inclined to move much which made it easier to work. I love the hairy details of the blossom and the balls of pollen on the bees legs.
Thanks for visiting, hope you aren't getting bored or grossed out by all of the bees. I'm a big fan of bees but not wasps, yellow jackets, earwigs, spiders, flies, or mice. Oh, and update on the mice, we did catch one in a trap. Feeling a bit better about life but just wish all the pests would stay outside and I wouldn't have to be bothered with them.
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A gray hairstreak (Strymodon melinus) nectaring on a green milkweed (Asclepias viridis) nestled among bluebonnets and paintbrushes.
Some hoverfly (ID anyone?) on flowers of charlock mustard (Sinapis arvensis).
Jakiś bzyg (ID?) na kwiatach gorczycy polnej (Sinapis arvensis).
Last image for Pollinator week. It may not really be the smallest pollinator but you can see pollen clumps on its one antenna and legs. This Lesser meadow katydid (Conocephalus spp.) is posed near the end of a calla lily petal and is perhaps 3/16" (5 mm) long, while its antennae are easily 3-4 times as long. Somehow I find it comical that its two antennae are pointed in opposite directions. If you are keeping track, my 90 mm macro lens came back good as ever. Whew.
I've left quite a few dandelions in the garden this year not through laziness but they are great for the pollinators and a great food source for the birds who eat the seeds - they also give you a lovely close up shot :-)
These honeybees are after the sweet nectar of the sacred datura, a plant known for it's hallucinogenic and sometimes deadly properties. Not smart to try this one, though it was an important medicinal plant for early Native Americans. Photo taken near Young, AZ
'Queen of the Night' (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) cactus family plants originate in South American rainforests and bloom once a year, each flower for about eight hours. Pollination is effected by gypsy moths (and other insects) seeking nectar by clambering over the multi-lobed stigma and anthers suitably positioned for contact. This occurs in almost total darkness hence the enticing and effusive perfume of the flowers