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A Sweat Bee Collecting Nectar from the Portulaca Flower

A Sweat Bee Collecting Nectar from the Portulaca Flower

One of the flashiest bees I've come across was this sweat bee, (measuring only about a quarter of an inch), as it collects pollen and nectar for it's ...
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One of the flashiest bees I've come across was this sweat bee, (measuring only about a quarter of an inch), as it collects pollen and nectar for it's nest. These type of bees only nest in the ground. I took this shot with my Nikon D3200, using my 18-55mm lens with the Raynox 250 macro conversion lens. Very little post processing done.
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NIKON D3200

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Aperture f/5.3 ISO 100 Shutter 10/5000 Focal Length 450/10

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Apr, 2016

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