Leaf Cutter Bee -- Macro in photography-on-the.net forums

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Jul 23, 2007 21:07 | #1

This small Leaf Cutter Bee was almost frozen in suspended animation (hibernation state) - using it's mandibles to hold on to the flower, till the bad weather passed.

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The same leaf cutter -- back to business in the much warmer afternoon.

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Jul 24, 2007 01:30 | #3

Lovely shots- seems fairly common for some bee species to lock onto things with their mandibles when they are resting .
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Jul 24, 2007 13:36 | #4

Nice eye detail in #2. Lovely set.

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Jul 24, 2007 13:57 | #5

That bee has big eyes for such a little chap. nice shots.

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