Busy bee!
Sep 16, 2015 23:17:56 #
They have some beautiful flowers outside Abington Hospital so I always pause for a couple minutes to see what I can get. I'm not sure what kind of bee this is or if he's even a bee! He has a remarkable black bottom! lol
Sep 17, 2015 04:58:51 #
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Sep 17, 2015 05:48:45 #
What you have here Sue is two fabulous pictures of a Carpenter Bee. You can tell by the lack of hair on its black abdomen. Nice shootin'.
-Doc
-Doc
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Sep 17, 2015 09:16:35 #
sailorsmom wrote:
They have some beautiful flowers outside Abington Hospital so I always pause for a couple minutes to see what I can get. I'm not sure what kind of bee this is or if he's even a bee! He has a remarkable black bottom! lol
Great shots Sue. You got really close to that Carpenter Bee. A cousin to the Bumble Bee. It is a solitary bee, meaning it doesn't have any hive. It drills a hole in wood somewhere (like the trim on my front porch) and lays one egg there. In the absence of the Bumble Bee (haven seen one for more than 15 years or longer) this bee helps with pollination. Sorry Doc didn't see your post.
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Thanks so much, Doc, for letting me know what it is and the compliment!
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