Black Bumblebee

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Black Bumblebee
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Copyright: Ricardo A Palonsky (RAP) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-08-22
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Hymenoptera: bees, wasps and ants, (sawflies) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-08-23 8:39
Viewed: 1444
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish]
Yesterday Sunday, crossing one of the footpaths of the Reserve Ecólogica Costanera Sur, I found an enormous bumblebee (I consider 5 cm. of size) on a thistle.

I began to portray it of distant spot initially and with the course of the firings, I was approaching more and more until I flee towards an inaccessible site.

Lamentably I did not find information on its exact classification... perhaps is a species of the Bombus sort, although most of which I could see in photographies have bands of colors or colored zones. In this case, he was absolutely black.

I hope can help me with this.

To only the effect to try a correct classification, associate a later image of the insect like WORKSHOP, where the tenuous bands are appraised that do not modify the prevailing black color.

(Trans. of Babel Fish)
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  • Great 
  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 50 N: 3190] (10896)
  • [2004-08-23 9:10]

Ce gros Bourdon noir est impressionnant sur cette belle fleur de Cirse. De belles couleurs bien contrastées.
Well done !

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1593 W: 32 N: 1363] (3978)
  • [2004-08-23 9:17]

A very nice capture.
Excellent colours and nice sharp detail.
I think it is definately a species of Bombus but it's very unusual and one I've never seen,possibly a queen due to it's large size.
A great shot,very well done.

Ricarco, if you look closely at his rump end, you *will* see stripes, although they're hard to separate, being dark grey and black. But take a look ;-) Can't help you with the ID, sorry. We've got some here of a similar shape and build, but they aren't 5 cm (more like 3 cm), and they aren't almost all black.
Capture's nice and sharp with good colours.

Ricardo, nice shot of a rare bee. I have never seen a black one.
Greetings, Jan

He is really getting in there. :) This is a lovely photo. I love the black purple combo. Nice DOF and sharpness. Great work Ricardo.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1996 W: 107 N: 1897] (5103)
  • [2004-08-23 12:22]

And black it is! It looks like it stays in a chimney! This shot has great DOF and detail, as well as well balanced colors - the black must have made it difficult. Well taken

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  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 106 N: 2657] (7477)
  • [2004-08-23 13:06]

Hi Ricardo, this guy looks like a cowboy riding a bull in a rodeo! Just gorgeous. I love the way his nose is stuck into the flower. Very nicely done.

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  • Lesley Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 13 N: 913] (2988)
  • [2004-08-23 13:12]

WOW...what a great bee! Very cool. The black beast on the thistle makes a stunning image.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11733)
  • [2004-08-23 15:44]

I can't help with the ID either. It's a fantastic shot Riacardo. Good use of the DOF and super detail and colour.

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  • natbug (30)
  • [2004-08-23 15:46]
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This is wonderful capture! The black bee is a great contrast of colour to the thistle flower.
What makes is even more special is that I have never seen a bee of this colour before! Looking more closely it does appear that the bee possibly has bands of a dark gray on its body... or is the light playing tricks on my eyes?
Thank you for sharing this shot with us!

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2004-08-24 12:33]

oeps I am sorrie, I miss this one,
Very good capture here Ricardo, very good capture, I don't know the name of the bee. I have never seen this sort before, very nice colours, black bee, very good job Ricardo

Great Ricardo
Very good picture of strange bumble-bee
Nice colors and good details
Well done

Hi Ricardo,

A very nice capture with sharp details.
good compo nicely framed
great blury BG

TFS Thijs

Likely the Bombus confusus... < extinct in some areas >.

Also wish to add an alarming bit of news about bees! Recent reports on unusually high beekills suggest that perhaps cell phones are to blame.
Are we ignorantly committing Apidae-cide?

Like you I like these humblebees which have tricks regular honeybees do not have.

Excellent PoV here of the bee on this thistle. It shows us so much more than just another photo of another insect... bee, b'fly, bug, what have you... Tfs, Jay

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