Focused Stacked Image of Carpenter Bee Eyes
Jul 10, 2023 19:25:45 #
Carpenter bees are abundant around our old kennel building where they terrorize the wood joists with their nesting holes. They amuse me with their posturing as they try to intimidate me by hovering in front of me. Fortunately for them, I know that they are quite harmless other than being "Mother Nature's perfect drill bit".
This one had reached the end of its life as it was laying on the ground beardly able to flutter its wings. Not one to let an opportunity go to waste, I brought it in for a focused stacking session showcasing its compound and simple eyes using a 5X magnification microscope objective as the optic for the camera.
This one had reached the end of its life as it was laying on the ground beardly able to flutter its wings. Not one to let an opportunity go to waste, I brought it in for a focused stacking session showcasing its compound and simple eyes using a 5X magnification microscope objective as the optic for the camera.
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UTMike wrote:
Great detail, Gary! What is the shiny spot in the middle of its nose?
UTMike, Thanks for viewing and for asking. Flying insects have large compound eyes and most often three simple eyes known as ocelli. They do not "see", however, they do sense light and dark which is important for an insect that flies to know where the horizon is to help keep them flying off into space or crashing into the ground. It is also what attracts them to light like when they fly around your porch light at night.
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sippyjug104 wrote:
Carpenter bees are abundant around our old kennel ... (show quote)
Wow Sippy, this is upclose
Jul 11, 2023 09:08:45 #
dpullum wrote:
A bearded character out of the movie Dune
Thanks, Dpullum. Classic monster movies took inspiration from critters.
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junglejim1949 wrote:
Wow Sippy, this is upclose
Jim, Thanks for the feedback.
Jul 11, 2023 11:11:51 #
MosheR
Loc: New York City
sippyjug104 wrote:
Carpenter bees are abundant around our old kennel ... (show quote)
Boy oh boy oh boy.
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