Orgasm Face - _TNY_4349
Very happy with catching this couple of European wool carder bees (Anthidium manicatum) "in flagrante".
The male of this species sets up and protects a territory around plants with hairs which he knows the females use to line their nests and when they arrive, either for nectar of to gather plant hairs, he lands on top of here and mates. The whole act takes less than ten seconds so timing is critical if I am to get shots like this.
For more shots of this particular species, have a look at this album with currently about 45 shots of them: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157667862870066
Orgasm Face - _TNY_4349
Very happy with catching this couple of European wool carder bees (Anthidium manicatum) "in flagrante".
The male of this species sets up and protects a territory around plants with hairs which he knows the females use to line their nests and when they arrive, either for nectar of to gather plant hairs, he lands on top of here and mates. The whole act takes less than ten seconds so timing is critical if I am to get shots like this.
For more shots of this particular species, have a look at this album with currently about 45 shots of them: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157667862870066