December 8. Blue Banded Bee by Sheila

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08-DEC-2005

a blue banded bee, Amegilla.
(See the spiders legs in the flower? I hadn't spotted it.)

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/400s f/5.6 at 90.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

beetographer		22-Apr-2006 04:35
I appears to be a leaf cutter bee (Megachille). for many many bee shots, go tohttp://www.beetography.com

Larena Woodmore		22-Jan-2006 08:26
Nice photo! I'm pretty sure this is a Leafcutter Bee - Megachile spp

Gary Winters		17-Dec-2005 02:42
Easy -- it's the rare whatchamacallit bee. :-)

Guest		14-Dec-2005 20:36
Excellent capture.. :) so crisp and the wings are almost invisible :)

kent larnhill		12-Dec-2005 09:44
Well done! Wonderful!

arminb		11-Dec-2005 08:37
WOW, stunningly detailed... and a beuatifully colored compo as well! Cheers, Armin

Guest		10-Dec-2005 20:47
Fantastic shot, Sheila! Not such an easy shot, but you've done it so well...great details and DoF as well!

Johnny JAG		09-Dec-2005 20:51
Stunning detail, great macro.

Mary Beamond		09-Dec-2005 11:34
Super, super shot. Well done, Mary

steve mcsweeny		09-Dec-2005 06:53
You nailed another very tough shot,Sheila;). WOW, voting!

Gayle P. Clement		08-Dec-2005 20:18
Very nice macro.

Guest		08-Dec-2005 16:17
I love the movent of her wings!!!! Iannis

Bryan Murahashi		08-Dec-2005 15:59
Excellent, colorful capture. GMV.

Kathy Pedersen		08-Dec-2005 15:31
Wonderful Macro, what an interesting bee! Great capture!

Al Chesworth		08-Dec-2005 13:38
Lovely shot, I guess it's a bee.

Herb		08-Dec-2005 13:33
Great macro

Mindy McNaugher		08-Dec-2005 13:23
Spectacular capture!!

Guest		08-Dec-2005 12:39
Good shot. Nice detail.

Buz Kiefer		08-Dec-2005 11:37
Incredible lighting on the blurred wing and the spider legs... What a nature shot Sheila!

Karen Stuebing		08-Dec-2005 10:43
Super lighting and macro. The detail is incredible. It doesn't look like an ordinary honeybee but no idea what it is.

Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography		08-Dec-2005 10:27
Excellent macro :)

Guest		08-Dec-2005 10:22
Love the wing blur ... hope you warned him about the spider! ;)

laine82		08-Dec-2005 09:50
Looks like the legs of a crab spider & it will trap that bee in an instant given the chance...they are so swift & the bee doesn'ytstand a chance.

laine82		08-Dec-2005 09:49
<http://www.pbase.com/laine82/image/25304420 looks a lot like the Amegilla, Sheila. Those bands aren't as blue as the one in my shot but perhaps this is an imature bee or maybe certain times of the year it's bands are bluer. Great macro though.

purpod		08-Dec-2005 08:51
Wow, he is an interesting looking bugger, huh? Great shot!

beverley harrison		08-Dec-2005 08:40
sorry sheila no idea, but its beautifully caught by you!

shatterbug		08-Dec-2005 08:06
Great macro! The details on the bee are wonderful and the colors are gorgeous! Vote.

Yvonne		08-Dec-2005 07:57
Superb macro Sheila...have no idea what type of bee, whatever it is it sure takes a good photo! gmv

Guest		08-Dec-2005 07:55
Fabulous, The time stopped . Perfect shot .

Olaf Herrig		08-Dec-2005 07:37
A nice macro work!

Guest		08-Dec-2005 07:30
a busy bee? :P i know why now we had to pay attention in biology class all those years ago. :)