[Leica] [OM] IMG: Immature Carpenter Bee On Rose of Sharon

[Jim Nichols]

With help from LUGgers, I learned that there are no immature Carpenter 
Bees.  Further examination of the photo showed that this bee lacked the 
white facial markings of a male. Hence, it was concluded that it was a 
female.  Since females spend most of their lives in an underground 
tunnel, they have little familiarity with the pollen collection process. 
Hence, the awkward movements I observed as it explored the bloom.

On 8/5/21 12:52 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Nice photo. I cannot help asking: how do you tell the gender of a bee??
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>> On 1 Aug 2021, at 23:12, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>> I found this Immature Carpenter Bee exploring a Rose of Sharon bloom, trying to learn his job.  He was clumsy, but managed to get a little pollen on his body and face.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210801-P8019990-Enhanced.JPG.html
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>> Oly E-1 with Oly 50/2 Macro
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>> Jim Nichols
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