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Mason Bee Series 3-2
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Published: 2016-07-11 16:27:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 6974; Favourites: 374; Downloads: 0
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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. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I used an artificial flower to keep the background from being black.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 2x) + a diffused MT-24EX (both flash heads on the Canon flash mount, E-TTL metering).
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Comments: 62
UGH I WISH I CAN KILL ALL THE DAMN BEES/HORNETS/WASPS IS THE WORLD
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There would be a lot less food, and a lot more pests, if you did...
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Well what would happen if you killed all the bugs in the world
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We would most likely starve to death.
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WOW!!!! That is incredible. I would critique but I don't think I have enough to say... just that it is so fantastic and the detail OMG
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Not me, they only live one season.
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"FUN" fact did you know that the bee movie became meme?
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Check it out it makes you asked yourself what the human race has done to a innocent bee movie.
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They actually DO look really cool up close. Fantastic job on this!
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1. This is a photo
2. This is a bee not from the bee movie
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I don't take photographs and I didn't take this picture
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You must be 5 or something
Cause I didn't steal anything
Nor did I make or post this art
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That's that's just BREATHTAKING how did you do it?
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Thanks 
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Of course, I already have this wonderful piece faved! It's such a joy to see it featured.
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