File:Acanthopus excellens, f, back, brasil 2014-08-06-13.11.53 ZS PMax (14979175935).jpg
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Monster cleptoparasite, this dramatic species is a nest parasite of bees in the genus Centris and is endemic to South America. Note the one shot of the lovely expanded tibial spurs. I do not know their function, but it may have to do with nest invasions, either digging or gripping the walls of the nest. Lovely metallic blue / purple colors. Note the frayed wings, this bee was at the end of its time on earth when captured. From the Packer Lab. 00:35, 11 September 2014 (UTC)00:35, 11 September 2014 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}00:35, 11 September 2014 (UTC)00:35, 11 September 2014 (UTC) All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200 The murmuring of bees has ceased; But murmuring of some Posterior, prophetic, Has simultaneous come,-- The lower metres of the year, When nature's laugh is done,-- The Revelations of the book Whose Genesis is June. -Emily Dickinson Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen: Basic USGSBIML set up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4 PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up: ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques: plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo or www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU Excellent Technical Form on Stacking: www.photomacrography.net/ Contact information: Sam Droege sdroege@usgs.gov 301 497 5840 |
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| Author | USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Sam Droege at https://flickr.com/photos/54563451@N08/14979175935. It was reviewed on 11 September 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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