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Minolta XD-7, Voigtlander Macro Apo-Lanthar 125mm F2,5 SL, Kodak Ektar 100, C-41 Digibase, 37, 8 Celsius degrees
Some sort of snout nose moth with a bee
Cold Creek Canyon
If anyone knows what kind of moth this is, let me know. There were hundreds of these flying around that day.
“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.”
Ray Bradbury - Dandelion Wine
I couldn't find a crysalis in this garden, but the sign implies to me that someone hopes the environment is right for a butterfly nursery. I am always amazed as I watch adult butterflies emerge!
The honey bee plays a huge and important role in our food chain being one of the most important pollinators. Without pollination we have no fruit, vegetable and the bee plays a crucial role. Unfortunately, and alarmingly, their population is in steep decline. I'm not a specialist but watch this clip to get more info on an upcoming documentary. www.vanishingbees.com/
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Summer bee on a cosmos wildflower.
Decatur (Glennwood Estates), Georgia, USA.
12 August 2017.
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The butterfly exhibit at Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michgan. A fantastic place to spend the day with your camera!
15-20mm big
Their leaf-cutter cousins seem to have moved on. I begin to see more of these guys in the garden, but still not as many as before.
EOS Rebel T1i, MP-E 65mm, 580EX II.
It was so fast I didn't even see it go into or out of the flower and didn't even know it happened until I got home! Speedy pollinating!
I've discovered that if I visit some hollyhocks near where I live about an hour before sunset the light is very good and the bees are busy. This bee appears to be completely covered in pollen, and diligently collecting more.
Just another shot from the thistle patch ............. I may wish I had not let these plants propagate and I am definitely going to monitor their progress but the various insects and the finches seem to appreciate their presence.