That's a nice shot, though it does seem a bit hot to me. The pose of the
bee and the pollen on her back are very nice.
That's not a European Honey Bee - apis mellifera - the color and
patterns of the stripes and the shape of the body are not right. It is
probably some sort of bumble bee.
On an entomological note - all insects except flies have 4 wings. Flies
have only 2 wings and little fleshy vestiges of the missing wings called
halteres, which are used for balancing and not flight Flies are
classified as diptera - Greek for "2 wings" Bees hook their wing pairs
together so it looks like they only have 2 wings, but they really have
4. There are flies who mimic bees as well... I belive you can see where
the wings match up on your shot, so I am pretty sure it is a bee of some
sort...
Mark
On 9/20/2012 11:40 PM, frank theriault wrote:
One last bug photo from last weekend. I'm guessing this is a bee.
It's fuzzy like a bumble bee but the body doesn't seem round enough.
Whatever type it is, here's it's photo:
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/09/buzz-buzz.html
The response to my bug shots this week has been rather muted (that is
to say, almost non-existent), none the less, I hope you enjoy, and
comments are always welcome.
cheers,
frank
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