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Allodapula Bee

Allodapula variegata

Description:

The Allodapula bee feeds on polen and nectar. Body Length: 7mm

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7 Comments

ceherzog
ceherzog 13 years ago

Is the bee on a Swiss Chard stem?

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

Great. I love native bees. Our little ones are called "reed bees" because they harbor in reed stems.

Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago

Man do I love macro shots of insects. Great job!

NeilHarris
NeilHarris 13 years ago

The photo was taken with a Nikon DSLR + Sigma 50mm F2.8 Macro lens.

mcanix
mcanix 13 years ago

Awesome pic, what did you take it with?

TakaJNozaki
TakaJNozaki 13 years ago

taking out his meal at the drive thru :)

That is a cool picture!

NeilHarris
Spotted by
NeilHarris

Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Dec 17, 2010
Submitted on Feb 15, 2011

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