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18-JUN-2013 Christine Hanrahan

Metallic green sweat bee (Augochloropsis) on Solanum

A very pretty little sweat bee which was hugging the flower of the deadly nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). Look at the pollen already collected (on the legs).

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/125s f/5.0 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Robert Ballard14-Jul-2013 22:46
I wonder how they got the name sweat bee.
MarcViskens06-Jul-2013 08:34
beautiful macro Christine
marc
Graeme21-Jun-2013 09:24
Stunning close up of this green bee, Christine.BV
Carol Rollins21-Jun-2013 03:56
I love finding and shooting this guys, Christine. This is such a great image with super detail.
Patrick Goossens20-Jun-2013 18:08
Now that a very shiny beetle. The fluffy legs are so cute.
Tom LeRoy20-Jun-2013 14:46
Fascinating close up, and what great color on this bee! V
Torben Jorgensen20-Jun-2013 11:59
Wow. Never seen a bee as beautiful as this. Wonderful shot. V
Irene Wehrli20-Jun-2013 08:33
Such a beautifully colored bee - awesome capture Christine!
Irene
Don Mottershead20-Jun-2013 05:47
Metallic indeed! Great capture.
Marcia Colelli20-Jun-2013 02:11
Beautiful colors and nice close up of this metallic little bee V
LynnH20-Jun-2013 01:57
Beautiful and colorful! V
godro20-Jun-2013 01:18
Nice work!
Peggy W20-Jun-2013 00:39
Wow! Awesome details!!
V
Jean D20-Jun-2013 00:30
Superb close up . ~V
Pierre20-Jun-2013 00:12
Un très beau spécimen bien coloré! V
Hank Vander Velde19-Jun-2013 23:49
Terrific image Christine.
Being Me19-Jun-2013 23:23
Love the colors
Stephanie19-Jun-2013 22:04
A green bee? Fascinating! V
globalgadabout19-Jun-2013 22:02
awesome colour combo....and what an effective forager...V
Ika Zinka Eferl19-Jun-2013 21:30
Beautiful!I never saw such a bee!*V*
Karen Stuebing19-Jun-2013 21:14
I know how tiny these are. This is an amazing macro. I love the shiny colors. V.
Linda & Pär Johansson19-Jun-2013 19:22
What a fabulous picture and colors! V
Guest 19-Jun-2013 19:11
What a wonderful color combination! Nice! V.
Helen Betts19-Jun-2013 19:07
Wow! I like the luminous look of the bee as well as the detail, and that pollen is amazing.V.
Jim Coffman19-Jun-2013 19:03
Very nice closeup,Christine..
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