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humongous puddle at the end of the driveway...full of pollen after a short burst of rain this afternoon. I'd rather it be in the puddle than in the air, kicking my allergy ass :)
Lithurgopsis gibbosa, fat happy bee, pollinating Pricklypear, enthusiastically! She seemingly swims through the stamens collecting the pollen grains, which stick to her furry belly for transport home.
This member of the Megachilidae family (Leaf cutter bees) is a solitary bee and raises her young on her own. The pollen will be used, along with a little nectar, to make a "bee loaf" to feed her young :)
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(This video is very short so it likes to be paused & buffered before being played).
Pollinators and spiders from the Penn State Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Landisville, PA
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Buzz pollination of azalea by a bumble bee. Listen to the sound of buzz pollination and notice the difference of the sound of flight.
Maypop (Passiflora incarnata), also known as Purple passionflower, is a fast growing perennial vine with climbing or trailing stems. A member of the passionflower genus Passiflora, the Maypop has large, intricate flowers with prominent styles and stamens. One of the hardiest species of passionflower, it is a common wildflower in the southern United States.
The stems can be smooth or pubescent; they are long and trailing, possessing many tendrils. Leaves are alternate and palmately 3-lobed, measuring from 6-15 cm. They have two characteristic glands at the base of the blade on the petiole. Flowers have five bluish-white petals. They exhibit a white and purple corona, a structure of fine appendages between the petals and corolla. The large flower is typically arranged in a ring above the petals and sepals.
* Source: wikipedia
The fascinating process of pollination takes place every Spring. These flowers will be leaves this Summer. Nikon D60, Nikkor 55-200mm
Even plain old houseflies love pollen.
0.9 to 1x magnification (1.8x to 2x in 35mm terms); EX-25 coupled with Zuiko Digital 50mm f/2.0 Macro. Uncropped. Manual focus, ME-1 magnifying eyecup used for focus assistance. Aperture was closed down to f/22 to achieve heightened depth of field; despite the blazing sun, ISO limiter was unlocked to 800 to keep shutter speeds up, and that's what the auto ISO selected.
I am always quite happy when I come across bees with that little orange blob attached to their back legs. It's called the pollen basket and it's where bees store what they collect - this fellow's is nice and full of compacted pollen. Apparently, the basket can hold up to 1 000 000 000 grains of pollen!
Green Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp.) pollinating a daisy flower. Note the pollen on the legs and body of the fly.
This photo was taken in Milna - Croatia.
I have a nicer picture but the insect is not that clear. It was flying very fast and I din't have a good macro lens.
Close-up of a bumble bee pollinating a blue flower. Pollination is defined as the process by which pollen is transferred in the reproduction of plants, thereby enabling fertilization and sexual reproduction. (Wiki, 2013).
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