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Bombus Shaggy


Bombus Shaggy
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Copyright: Slawek Chudy (chudy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 75 W: 0 N: 90] (495)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: SONY DSC-H10, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3,5-4,4/6,3-63, Memory Stick PRO Duo
Exposure: f/8, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): in my garden [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-10-18 10:46
Viewed: 141
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish]
I don't know of what kind there is this bumblebee, but on account of the hair I named him Shaggy:-)

Bumblebee

A bumblebee (or bumble bee) is any member of the bee genus Bombus, in the family Apidae. There are over 250 known species, existing primarily in the Northern Hemisphere.

Bumblebees are social insects that are characterized by black and yellow body hairs, often in bands. However, some species have orange or red on their bodies, or may be entirely black. Another obvious (but not unique) characteristic is the soft nature of the hair (long, branched setae), called pile, that covers their entire body, making them appear and feel fuzzy. They are best distinguished from similarly large, fuzzy bees by the form of the female hind leg, which is modified to form a corbicula; a shiny concave surface that is bare, but surrounded by a fringe of hairs used to transport pollen (in similar bees, the hind leg is completely hairy, and pollen grains are wedged into the hairs for transport).

Like their relatives the honey bees, bumblebees feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Apinae
Tribe: Bombini
Genus: Bombus
Latreille, 1802
(wikipedia)
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Slawek
Wonderful capture this lovely bumblebee!
Sharp details, great colrs.
Mariana

Good picture of this hairy insect.Nice clarity of picture.Well done.Regards.Alin.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1370 W: 56 N: 4704] (16174)
  • [2009-10-22 12:48]

Hallo Slawek,
Wyglada jak po kapieli,albo taki rozczochrany.
Kompozycja jako calosc podoba sie.Po lewej stronie troche przeswietliles.
Pozdrawiam Siggi

+++ Bonito acercamiento, de composición acertada con esas bellas formas. Bien captados algunos detalles del insecto

---Quizás menos recortada aún mejoraría más. Quizás mucho brillo. Falta algo de luz en la cabeza.

Un abrazo y gracias por tus comentarios Slawek:
Josep Ignasi.

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