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Published: 2018-01-12 13:08:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 506; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 0
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Description
Male of Megachile (Chalicodoma) parietina.Technique: It was a cool day (18C) with partly cloudy skies and intermittent light showers -perfect weather to go looking for solitary bees since they'll have a tough time keeping their metabolism up. I got lucky and found this Mason bee semi-dormant in my Lavender.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 3x) + a diffused MT-24EX (both flash heads on the Canon flash mount, E-TTL metering). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I used an artificial flower to keep the background from being black.
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He's so adorable with his big sparkly eyes and cute little toes 
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