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Tiny Pollinator
This wasp photograph was taken with a macro lens mounted on 37.5mm extension tubes so is about twice life size
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Looking close... on Friday! theme : #Bees
The flower doesn't dream of the bee,
it blossoms and the bee comes.
Thank you everyone for your visits, faves, and kind comments
I believe this is a sweat or halictid bee. She really knew which flower to pose in, to draw attention to her amazing colour!
The New England asters have come into full bloom this past week and the pollinators are making good use of the opportunity. The Great Spangled Fritillaries and honeybees were abundant but two species of bumblebees, the Meadow Fritillaries, Pearl Crescents, Sulpur and Cabbage white butterflies, as well as a variety of wasps and sweatbees also made a showing.
I only saw one Monarch and a single black swallowtail, but they have been fairly regular visitors this month....so at least in our immediate area they have not been a no-show this season.
And when the broken-hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer
Let it be
For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer
Let it be
And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow
Let it be
(Let it Be, The Beatles, incomplete selected lyrics, Paul Mccartney/John Lennon, 2000)
Last in my random posts for now is this lotus flower with a bee preparing to do dive in for its pollination duties. Tomorrow...an altercation between our feathered friends.
Photographed sixteen years ago at what was then Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge which has since been renamed Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge.
The background in the original shot was dark but not this dark. Just enough light to be distracting. So I opted to go full black.
I couldn't pass on getting this photo
Leaf-cutting bees are solitary bees, the females of which use leaf pieces to construct cells within their nests. They are active from late spring to late summer. The nest site may be a naturally occurring tunnel, such as a hollow plant stem, or it may make a tunnel for itself in rotten wood or dryish soil. Inside the nest the leaf pieces are manipulated to form a thimble-like structure, which is then provisioned with a mixture of nectar and pollen. When sufficient food has been gathered the female bee lays a single egg on the stored food and then proceeds to cap the cell with circular pieces of leaf. This process is repeated until the nest may contain about 20 larval cells.
There are seven species of leaf-cutting bees in Britain. They have a wingspan of 8-14mm and are dark brown bees covered in lighter brown or orange hairs.
Native fall asters are vital to those who still need nourishment late in the season.
Sachem -female- (Atalopedes huron) Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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When you hear a bumble bee,
It may sound like a grumble bee,
But it's just a busy bee...
A busy , fuzzy , buzzing bee!
The bee is an important component of the ecosystem, and we humans, as part of the ecosystem, benefit greatly from what bees do. It would be wise for us to talk to local beekeepers, find out what we can do, patronize those are helping repopulate bee populations, to stop using chemicals in our yards that can harm the bees, and to contact bee removal experts if we feel a hive is too dangerous to remain on our property.
We all need to think a little bit more about those little guys and what we can do or stop doing to make sure they stick around. ; )
May 27, 2016
Pollen:
[pol-uh n]
noun
1. the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
verb (used with object)
2. to pollinate.
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Took a walk in the blazing heat this afternoon trying to find something for a photo of the day, and to get some exercise, I guess.
The pollen in the sunlight really caught my eye, so I did my best to capture it. I don't think I've really done it justice here, but that's just something else to add to the list to try and perfect!
Anyway, hope everyone managed to stay cool today.
Click "L" for a larger view.
Pruinose squash bee
Up to 80% of insects co-evolved with plants. This bee only pollinates flowers in the squash/gourd family. Since we had so much rain this year, they are finally able to emerge and pollinate the flowers.