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Sweat Bee

by Charlie Baugh

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 17, 201245 views6 comments
Augochlora – sweat bees (family Halictidae)
These genera are commonly called “sweat bees” because they are attracted to human sweat, which they drink for its salt content.

Augochlora are black, bright green, blue or brass-colored. They are small to medium, and between 0.2 to 0.4 inches long,

Augochlora pura, is the more commonly seen species in the U.S.; it is metallic green and occurs from the New World Tropics north to southern Oregon

Olympus E-5
50mm f2 macro
1.3 sec
f11
-0.3 ev
ISO200
manual focus
cropped to approx 70% of FF

Would appreciate critique and comments

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 17, 2012 at 6:21 PM
Charlie, this image is above and beyond! Beautiful colors involved and the detail on the Sweat Bee (ouch!) is fantastic! Winner!
Registered on October 5, 2012, 45 Posts, 168 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 17, 2012 at 7:55 PM
Nice one, Charlie. I like the pose especially, as well as the metallic sheen and the complementary colors of the BG.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 17, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Pleasing color combination, these bees are very photogenic with their metallic greens.
Good detail and well composed, nice one Charlie :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on October 17, 2012 at 10:52 PM
Exceptional color and detail in the sweat bee, Charlie. :toast:
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 18, 2012 at 10:49 PM
Hi Charlie :wavey: Sweet shot of the sweat bee :jump: marvelous detail and color :toast:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Tim Butler on October 19, 2012 at 6:35 AM
Stunning macro work Charlie. I wouldn't have one suggestion to make this better.
Registered on October 12, 2012, 17 Posts, 155 Comments