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The patch of creeping thistle in the foreground is not only attractive visually, but also has a lovely perfume, a characteristic of the female flowers only. This thistle spreads mainly from underground rhizomes, so the plants in this patch are probably genetically identical, Other nearby patches are smaller and unscented, interestingly pollinating insects tend to visit the scented female flowers only.
I'll BEE back...
It's a little known fact that snails have been taking on the role of pollination in these times of difficulty with the bee populations. Brian is more than happy to help out in the garden!
Something bright and cheerful for Macro Mondays theme 'Yellow'.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Went into our "wilderness area" of garden to photograph a single pink rose but the bee came along so shot this instead
Female Lissopimpla excelsa, pollinating Leptosperum polygalifolium.
Location: Blue Mountains, Australia
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Insecta
Subclass Pterygota
Order Hymenoptera
Suborder Apocrita
Superfamily Ichneumonoidea
Family Ichneumonidae
Subfamily Pimplinae
Tribe Pimplini
Genus Lissopimpla
Species Lissopimpla excelsa
This hoverfly flew into my frame of an Australian fuchsia "Ivory Bells" flower -- it made a more interesting image.
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I decided to challenge myself to capture a bee on my poppies this morning. I have so much respect for those photographers who capture moving subjects. This was very tricky for me and it was made worse by the mottled light. Another image for my poppy series, yay! I planted a wildflower mix in my yard and am so pleased with the variety and shapes of the poppies growing.
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‘It was meant to Bee’. There was I peering through the viewfinder and look who just flew in! Well it would be rude not to take his portrait now wouldn’t it! Hope the W/End has been good, Alan:-)……
366 - I’ve decided to do this to force me to pick up a camera other than when we are away on our travels (they will be posted as normal) - I will be interested to see what transpires, they will be varied I’m sure so we’ll see where inspiration takes me over the course of the year, hopefully at the end of it I will be a better photographer. Feel free to critique as you see fit, but please don’t feel obliged, I anticipate they will not be to all tastes. Have a great year and if you also have embarked on a 365 project then good luck in seeing it through, Alan:-)
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Chrysotoxum bicinctum. A lovely hoverfly with a bold yellow & black abdomen and dark brown smudges on the wings. It is easily mistaken for a wasp. Seen throughout England & Wales in shrubby grassland, mostly in the south. I saw this one in Bewick, East Sussex.
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A reworking of a photo I took of a Honey bee on a Lupin flower using my Canon G11 (see below in comments). I coped the original image to my iPhone5 & tweaked it using the Painteresque App. HTT!
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Lovely busy bee in my garden!
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I don’t the know the name of this pollinator but I am aware, there are many types of pollinators and not just bees and they all do a very important job.