POST YOUR BEE SHOTS (any non-butterfly all pollinators are welcome - wasps, etc.)

Dalantech wrote in post #19405487
I think that there are several bees resting in my yard that have similar markings. I'm posted this shot on Facebook in the hope that I can get an ID. The current consensus is Anthidium florentinum (male, due to the number of segments in the antenna) which is one of several species that are collectively called European Wool Carder Bees.

Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nyw​R5g Looking for an ID by John Kimbler, on Flickr

Nice photo - do they feed in your yard? Apparently, the males are quite aggresive to other insects, sadly I have never seen this.

davholla wrote in post #19405987
Nice photo - do they feed in your yard? Apparently, the males are quite aggresive to other insects, sadly I have never seen this.

They feed, mate, and sleep in my Lavender. They seem to really like the nectar from it. The males are straight up gangsters and will chase just about everything away from the Lavender.

jm4ever wrote in post #19405324

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The level of detail people are capturing in this thread is incredible. This pales compared to what normally gets shown here. But this insect is something I've not seen around my house before. These are large hornet/wasps that are digging holes in my garden and they must be close to 1 1/2 " in length. Could they be cicada killer's?

Correct on the ID (golden digger wasp). They paralyze grasshoppers and put them in the burrow, with an egg. "Buzzy", but not at all aggressive and fun to watch.

Asarkina sp. ZRCBDP_0038934

Photo from realairlight's gallery.

Photo from realairlight's gallery.

There are some very tricky flies out there.

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I guess it could also be a worm picture.

Bumblebee
Canon R7

Digger Bee

With all the colorful shots in this thread I was a bit reluctant to post pictures of dirt. But the Miner Bees were very interesting.

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Couple of bee shots - I need to start doing some more macro as have been obsessed with the birds lately.

Couple of bee shots in the garden. The second one is a bee that appeared to be poorly and some syrup seemed to revive it.

I need to work on my diffusion and the rest...

A new one for me.

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Asian Honey Bee

kd_reno wrote in post #19409088
With all the colorful shots in this thread I was a bit reluctant to post pictures of dirt. But the Miner Bees were very interesting.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nAs​3Gs Miner Bee by Ken Drozd, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nAy​wYT Miner Bee by Ken Drozd, on Flickr

He’s well camouflaged. Nature is fascinating. Great shots.