From this afternoon’s pile of rejects: Not the image I’d intended, but intriguing nonetheless.
Posts under ‘Bees’
Sunday Night Movie: A Queen Bumble Bee
From the BBC’s classic Life in the Undergrowth: For more on bee thermodynamics, I heartily recommend Bernd Heinrich’s Bumblebee Economics.
Shutter failure on the Canon 7D
Well, crud. After 18 months and over 100,000 exposures, the shutter on my Canon EOS 7D has failed. If you haven’t seen a dying shutter, here’s a sample from my faltering camera: I’m more curious than bothered by the failure. The factory service center will swap out the broken part for a fraction of the [...]
National Pollinator Week
June 20-26 is National Pollinator Week, when we as a nation drop whatever we are doing and watch bees for seven days straight. It’s an ancient tradition dating to 2006, and one so widely observed that at least a dozen people other than me are participating this year. Someone may have even made a t-shirt. [...]
Insect Photography at National Pollinator Week
For those of you in the Champaign-Urbana area, I’ll be holding an hour-long photography workshop June 26th as part of the National Pollinator Week celebrations. Here are the details: Insect Photography Workshop Meadowbrook Park, Race Street Entrance 12:00-1:00 PM, June 26, 2011 Learn how to photograph bees and insect pollinators in nature by entomologist and [...]
The Buzz About Bees
If you’re in the area of Rockford, Illinois tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be at the Discovery Center Museum speaking about bees & pollination, along with beekeeper Phillip Raines. I can almost guarantee that the most entertaining part of the afternoon will be watching me squirm during a screening of Vanishing of the Bees, another of those [...]
Answer to the Monday Night Mystery
Who was that furry little insect? Kudos to all of you who guessed Nomada, the cuckoo bee. I’ll award points as follows: 5 (half-credit) to Grim, who guessed first but later recanted. 5 points to Gordon Snelling, who was next in line. And 5 more to JasonC, who provided detailed supporting characters for his identification. Nomada [...]
Sunday Night Movie: The Swarm
Trailer for the 1978 killer bee thriller “The Swarm“: It is more than speculation; it is a prediction! Does anyone understand what that is supposed to mean?
Nectar Flow
photo details: Tamron 11-18mm F/4.5-5.6 wide angle zoom on a Canon EOS 7D polarizing filter ISO 125, f/5.6, 1/500 sect
Answer to the Monday Night Mystery
Yesterday’s challenge was conquered in record time- just under 2 minutes. Chris Grinter, of The Skeptical Moth, noted that the mystery structure was the eye of Apis mellifera. 10 points to Chris! But, 10 is not enough to win the month. Our Supreme Monday Mystery Champion for April, with 15 points, is MrILoveTheAnts. Contact me [...]
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