Size matters by cjwhite

Size matters

I think this is a Digger Bee, but I'm going to check with @robv. It's proboscis is wicked looking! It's almost as big as the rest of him!

Thank you so much for your kind comments on yesterday's dragonfly pics!!! I always enjoy reading your comments! :0)

I have a flower pic for my other album, if you have time to look.

http://365project.org/cjwhite/my-little-world/05-17-2012
@robv
Robert, is this a digger bee? :0)
May 18th, 2012  
I am liking the detail in the fuzzy back legs..
May 18th, 2012  
Excellent capture. Love the composition.
May 18th, 2012  
Amazing details
May 18th, 2012  
Wonderful capture and details!
May 18th, 2012  
Great capture. Look at those legs for collecting pollen! And his snout is a Durante (cha cha cha)!
May 18th, 2012  
Beautiful! Love the detail
May 18th, 2012  
Wow ... what a fabulous capture ... great clarity and he would definitely have a real "stinger" there if he got mad enough.
May 18th, 2012  
Amazing capture. Can't believe the detail.
May 18th, 2012  
Yes it looks like an Anthophorine Bee, if you have any bare dirt or lightly graveled areas around your property look for holes. They'll be most active, going in and out, early in the morning or late afternoon. Cool close up.
May 18th, 2012  
great shot
May 18th, 2012  
@robv Thank you so much, Robert!!! I found this little guy next to a plowed field. I'll look there first. :0)
May 18th, 2012  
They don't like disturbed soil, it has to be compacted and stable for the nest burrows to hold together. They stock them with a mix of pollen and nectar, lay an egg and seal the cell. Some only provision one cell per borrow, others will stack several or construct branching burrows. They can be important pollinators and many farmers construct nesting sites to attract species favorable for their crops.
May 18th, 2012  
Cool closeup
May 18th, 2012  
@robv Cool info! The very edge is stable. I'm glad my neighbor doesn't mind me making a path in his field. I walk there everyday, when I'm looking for pics. :0)
May 18th, 2012  
Fantastic macro capture.
May 18th, 2012  
Wow. What a great shot.
May 18th, 2012  
Great capture
May 18th, 2012  
Nice close-up, Carolyn.
May 18th, 2012  
Wow, looks like it is on tipy-toes
May 18th, 2012  
Fabulous macro shot, Carolyn.
May 18th, 2012  
Awesome capture - love seeing that sunshine!
May 18th, 2012  
He does look big compared to the bloom
May 18th, 2012  
Extraordinary detail.....he's a biggie bee ;-) Fab capture!
May 18th, 2012  
Great shot! Looks like he has very long legs! Fantastic macro and focus on the bee and flower :)
May 18th, 2012  
Fab details and comp!
May 18th, 2012  
Great close up! Fantastic capture; detail, background!
May 18th, 2012  
Beautiful shot!
May 18th, 2012  
wow Carolyn this is amazing, great focus!!!
May 18th, 2012  
Fantastic shot! Fav!
May 18th, 2012  
Beautiful close up , wonderful details, awesome capture
May 18th, 2012  
Thanks for fav my pic. Greatly appreciated
May 18th, 2012  
Wonderful capture!!
May 18th, 2012  
Kaz
What an unusual looking bee Carolyn! What's with the ginormously fluffy leg warmers on the hind legs?? Another brilint capture.
May 19th, 2012  
and not only that, but his fuzzy legs are huge..like those fuzzy sheep skin chaps that cowboys wear in the T V shows....haha !
May 19th, 2012  
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