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Copyright: Philippe Moniotte (pgmoni)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-08-06 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Camera: Nikon D 80, Nikkor 105mm f2.8D micro |
| Exposure: f/9.6, 1/350 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-08-13 5:01 |
| Viewed: 258 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Heriades truncorum, a small (6 mm) megachilid bee. This female is in the last stage of closing her nest in a hollow bamboo stem. She uses a mixture of resin and sand grains to make a very resistant barrier . Yet, some parasite or other will probably be able to by-pass it and lay its eggs in the nest cells. Only a small percentage of the brood will escape and make it to maturity.
Note how the bee, in common with the other megachilids, transports pollen in a brush underneath the abdomen, and not on the legs as the honey bee. does. |
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| To jignasi: Thanks | pgmoni |
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08-13 11:42 |
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Primero gracias por tu ayuda para intebtar Id de mi Cephidae ! seguiré intentándolo jeje.
Interesante tu toma, con una ligera falta de profundidad, aunque hay que ver que la ampliación que hiciste es enorme.
Un saludo: Josep Ignasi.
Hello Philippe
belle prise de ce minuscule insecte avec un rès bon focus sur la tête nous montrant d'interressants details, belle lumière et superbe BG
Passe un bon WE
Jacqueline
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