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Mark McCaughrean
@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

And although this picture of another carpenter bee is nothing like as crisp overall, I can't resist sharing it too.

Not only does it illustrate the wings in their full metallic violet-blue glory, but it also captures a fleeting moment of garden drama, as a small spider crawls on the bee's head & a honey bee cruises in from behind.

It just goes to show how big the carpenter bees are 🙀

#Photography 📷
#BugOfTheDay 🪰
#MacroPhotography 🔬
#InsectsOfMastodon 🕸️
#BackGardenEntomology 🪲

A close-up picture of a large black and blue-coloured metallic bee seen from behind with its wings widely spread. The bee is sitting on a pink sweetpea flower and there is out of focus greenery behind. There is a small white spider on the bee's head, perhaps a crab spider, and a honey bee in the foreground – both of the latter are slightly out of focus, as is the body of the carpenter bee.
A close-up picture of a large black and blue-coloured metallic bee seen from behind with its wings widely spread. The bee is sitting on a pink sweetpea flower and there is out of focus greenery behind. There is a small white spider on the bee's head, perhaps a crab spider, and a honey bee in the foreground – both of the latter are slightly out of focus, as is the body of the carpenter bee.
A close-up picture of a large black and blue-coloured metallic bee seen from behind with its wings widely spread. The bee is sitting on a pink sweetpea flower and there is out of focus greenery behind. There is a small white spider on the bee's head, perhaps a crab spider, and a honey bee in the foreground – both of the latter are slightly out of focus, as is the body of the carpenter bee.
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