European Wool Carder bees
Aug 11, 2019 20:42:48 #
Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the European wool carder bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees or mason bees. They get the name 'carder' from their behavior of scraping hair from leaves such as lamb's ears.
They aggressively chase other bees from the flowers they are visiting.
They are not shy like the other two animals and at least gave me a chance to keep shooting until a few were in focus.
They aggressively chase other bees from the flowers they are visiting.
They are not shy like the other two animals and at least gave me a chance to keep shooting until a few were in focus.
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Aug 11, 2019 21:16:13 #
Very nice set, I really like the deer shot where he has his hearing aids set to “full rear amplification”.
Aug 11, 2019 21:19:21 #
Aug 11, 2019 21:19:49 #
BassmanBruce wrote:
Very nice set, I really like the deer shot where he has his hearing aids set to “full rear amplification”.
Thanks Bruce...
Ear ly warning system worked!
Aug 11, 2019 21:57:59 #
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Aug 12, 2019 06:12:02 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the European ... (show quote)
Victor, what a mix of an excellent set. Never knew about this bee prior to this post. I have never seen a bee with a rack like the one in the set has
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Greg
Aug 12, 2019 08:25:57 #
Thats a great set Victor. Never heard of or saw this bee before. Thanks for the information. Outstanding detail in every shot.
-Doc
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Aug 12, 2019 10:41:15 #
CLF wrote:
Victor, what a mix of an excellent set. Never kne... (show quote)
Thanks Greg! Never a dull moment around here. Maybe the carder bee was after the buck's velvet.
Aug 12, 2019 10:50:37 #
docshark wrote:
Thats a great set Victor. Never heard of or saw this bee before. Thanks for the information. Outstanding detail in every shot.
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Thank you Doc. I had heard of it a couple of years ago when I mis-identified one of the hover flies as a Carder bee. I never expected to really see one here. When I saw it enlarged, it was obvious that it was a bee, and I was able to chase down the ID. Because it was so strange, I took maybe 150 shots to make sure I got some good ones. They moved around too fast for manual focus flying, and there was a little wing moving the flowers off & on. That lens has the old screw drive auto focus. Digital is our friend!!
Aug 12, 2019 12:21:09 #
Beautiful shots of your wonderful wildlife variety, Victor, and what strange bees!
Aug 12, 2019 12:41:06 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Beautiful shots of your wonderful wildlife variety, Victor, and what strange bees!
Thanks Donna. Strange indeed! I was sure they were hover flies at first from the way they flew & the waspy markings. A European import!
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