Nomada bee

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited May 7, 2016 in Holy Macro
Spotted this nomada bee looking a bit cold 8 foot up in a camellia bush. Managed some shots by carefully pulling the branch down but then managed to move it to a low wall for some further shots before it warmed up enough to fly off. 5Dmk2/MPE-65/430Ex flash. All focus stacks using zerene.
These rather wasp like bees are cuckoo bees of miner bees. The females lay their eggs in miner bee nest holes.
Brian V.

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Brian V.
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Comments

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2016
    Lovely!
  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2016
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Spotted this nomada bee looking a bit cold 8 foot up in a camellia bush. Managed some shots by carefully pulling the branch down but then managed to move it to a low wall for some further shots before it warmed up enough to fly off. 5Dmk2/MPE-65/430Ex flash. All focus stacks using zerene.
    These rather wasp like bees are cuckoo bees of miner bees. The females lay their eggs in miner bee nest holes.
    Brian V.

    Great minds...!

    I think yours is N. fuscata, more yellow than mine. Excellent images.

    Harold
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited May 7, 2016
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    Great minds...!

    I think yours is N. fuscata, more yellow than mine. Excellent images.

    Harold

    Thanks for the comments and info Harold :)

    Brian v.
    Brian V.
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