Tools of the Trade
A little Australian Native Stingless Bee (Trigona carbonaria), cleaning her long proboscis (a complex “tongue”), used to suck the nectar from flowers. These little bees are harmless to humans, which is a good thing, as to get this shot, at 5x, I had to put the lens right in her face.. Hehe!
Shot in the Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia. Flower is a native wildflower to the sandy areas, not sure of the name unfortunately.
Canon 5D Mk II, 65mm, 5x. Available Large, and best appreciated Large!

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RavenSoul
WOW! One of the best macros I have seen!
Catherine Howell
awesome capture!!
BigD
Fantastic
AngelPhotozzz
Wow great close up!!
Lisa G. Putman
Outstanding, Adam! Gorgeous color and details!
Oldrooz
Excellent.
Liane Pinel
Fantastic!!
FlowersEtc
Great macro
Josie Jackson
Great Macro Adam, these little devils are tiny, a great job
SusanAdey
Great capture.
bdazzled
Great macro – love the warm peach and fantastic detail – a fav :o)
Vanessa Anderberg
Incredible capture:)
robmac
Great shot Adam
clmustin
Great shot. You made his head stand out good.
MichaelTravis
Hey mate! That tool works very well.Nice shot. :-)
janniev
Gorgeous macro, Adam, wonderful details and beautifully coloured flower. We get lots of these little bees down here when there are plenty of flowers.
Janet Fikar
How golden! Love it.
Lover1969
Awesome!
Jellybean720
Great close up… :))
catherine walker
Gorgeous!
lozzar
It looks wonderful with such a vibrant background. Great pic.
Sooty6
WOW, what a great shot. You are amazing. Cheers
bubbleblue
wonderful capture.
Voltaire Carlos
Lucky he stuck arond to take a pose for you :-)
Crowmanic 20 days ago