Canary Carpenter Bee by David Clark
A male canary carpenter bee (Xylocopa aestuans) on the flower of the Sodom’s apple plant (Calotropis procera) in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. The large bee is a native to the desert areas and nests in hollowed out woody branches (I have one living in one of my wooden windchimes!). The female is more commonly seen and has a yellow head and black body – a much more common type is the full black carpenter bee. -Sodom’s apple is a member of the milkweed family, mentioned in the Talmud and other ancient texts. It grows in the deep dune areas where hardly anything else lives and blooms in the heat of the summer, providing much needed food and shelter for a large variety of insects and insects eaters like geckos and lizards and birds.
Canon 40D with Canon 100mm Macro lens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotropis_procera
Comments
Wonderful image
thank you again Meeli – so nice of you to stop by — dave
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thank you again Ray — cheers – dave
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Such exquisite detail in this image David – especially so on larger view. I love it! Would love to know what lens you used for this if you don’t mind sharing :)
Hi Renee – thanks very much for the comment and the fav – I used my canon 100mm macro lens for this one – I normally would use my 100-400mm lens – but this guy was very agreeable to letting me get close – I think the flowers must have been at peak feeding as there must have been a dozen different insects on the bush – cheers – dave
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what an unusual looking bee, and Renee is correct in that the detail is superb !
thanks Lynda – they are really great sort of loud and large and completely harmless (I think) – cheers – dave
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Ohhhhh WOW! What a great capture David. A FAV for me. Don.
Hi Don – thanks for the comment and the fav – I was quite happy to find one of these guys who would cooperate – dave
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This is just amazing David, love it ;-)
Thanks Zoe – dave
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Incredible beauty of a bee! Wonderful colors and composition.
thanks again for taking the time to look and comment – these bees have a brilliant golden color – dave
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Love your Macros!!!
Hi Yvonne — thanks much for taking a look — I appreciate your time – dave
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A wonderful macro shot …. beautiful detail! :-)
thank you Brenda — very nice of you to stop by – cheers – dave
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super
thanks very much for finding my photos – dave
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