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Chichicastenango Market
Aloitadora
Nevaj
Bon Fire
Skyscrapers and Flowers
Holy Week II
Holy Week
Chichicastenango
Andalucìa
Camouflage Lizard Encounter
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) with partially inflated sac
Apis mellifera pollinating a pear flower
Bee pollinating a pea flower
The old tonnara (tuna factoy) of Cape San Vito
Osmoloda
Detailed Grasshopper
Yellow-bellied swamp snake
Very Large Litoria phyllocroa
Osmoloda
Litoria phyllocroa
Bhatti Gate
Graceful Moth
Maersk Discoverer and red moon
12th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest
Apis mellifera pollinating a pear flower

Bees make spectacular macro subjects due to their high detail and consistant pollination of flowers of remarkable detail and colour. I love the colours in this photo.

TAGS: Australia, Bee, Color, Insect, Pollen

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© Mitchell Stares.
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Image Source: digital
Date Taken: 09.2014
Total Views: 13
Filed Under: Natural World
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Date Uploaded: Nov. 10, 2014, 6:16 a.m.
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Camera Model: Canon EOS 600D
Focal Length: 100mm
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: ISO100
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