Bee or Wasp? ID please

Not sure anymore. I always think they are bees and find most are wasp.

Thanks all.

JJ

Lovely shot. Honey bee i think.

nice shot, i'd guess it's a bee

Thanks. Honey Bee would have been my first guess. But then again, thats what I guess everytime - heh heh.

it is a Honey Bee, Wasps are bright Yellow not orange, wasps do not have as much "fur" either. Also keep a lookout for a fly that looks like a wasp, he has the same colors and likes to hang around flowers, but he hovers unlike wasps.

Lovely shot - yes a honey bee
Brian v.

honey bee

jjenkins11 wrote in post #12784597
Not sure anymore. I always think they are bees and find most are wasp.

Thanks all.

JJ

Great shot. I am trying to get some lady bug shots, and I'm new at this. Can you tell what lens you used and what settings? Thanks

That was with my 40D and Canon 100mm 2.8 macro lens. The bee was just sitting there, so it gave me time to set up my tripod. So instead of having to take many shots to get something in focus, I only had to take a few. I set it up on Live View with 10X zoom - to get best focus.

Shot settings:

F/8
1/8 sec
ISO-200