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My field of Gold


My field of Gold
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Copyright: Sochirca Dan (deud) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04
Categories: Insects
Camera: OLYMPUS E410, Olympus Zuiko 40-150mm f3.5-5.6, Kenko Skylight1B+Raynox DCR250
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-04-23 23:12
Viewed: 592
Points: 8
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Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Order Hymenoptera / Suborder Apocrita / Superfamily Apoidea -- bees / Family Apidae / Species Apis mellifera Linnaeus -- abeille domestique, honey bee
Pollination, honey, beeswax, royal jelly, and propolis are some of the products provided to mankind by the honey bee.

Honeybees probably originated in Tropical Africa and spread from South Africa to Northern Europe and East into India and China. The first bees appear in the fossil record in deposits dating about 40 million years ago during the Eocene period. At about 30 million years before present they appear to have developed social behavior and structurally are virtually identical with modern bees.

Apis mellifera, the most commonly domesticated species, is native to Europe, Asia and Africa. It is also called the Western honeybee. There are many sub-species that have adapted to the environment of their geographic and climatic area. Behavior, color and anatomy can be quite different from one sub-species to another. The sub-species Apis mellifera mellifera was brought to the Americas with the first colonists to Virginia in 1622, and numerous other occasions later. Many of the crops that depend on honeybees for pollination have also been imported since colonial times.
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Hi Dan,

Amazing closeup of a honey bee, the composition with the yellow BG is too good!

TFS
Sowndarya

Hi Sochira,
How is life in Chisinau?
This is a good capture of the Western Honey Bee on a yellow flower.
Sometimes you will find that you get better depth of field by taking the shot from slightly further back,then cropping and enlarging.
Some good detail here though.
Cheers & TFS
Steve

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 15 N: 1629] (6333)
  • [2009-04-24 0:56]

Salut Dan
Imi place, ai detalii bune si culori frumoase. Un pic la profunzimea de camp mai trebuie lucrat, ai cate zone din subiect neclare.
Numai bine.
Razvan

Hi Sochirca,

Impressive close-up of this Western honey bee collecting pollen, the detail is excellent, superb colours, really well framed and composed, t.f.s

Cheers Rick :)

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