Comments on: Honeybee http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/ A daily photographic look at the world of insects, spiders, creepies, crawlies and critters. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:30:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: peggysue http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-848 peggysue Fri, 02 May 2008 21:47:24 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-848 Now that you've made me very curious you should email me Monday's photo! Or I'll tell your mother! Now that you’ve made me very curious you should email me Monday’s photo! Or I’ll tell your mother!

]]> By: Alan http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-842 Alan Thu, 01 May 2008 18:31:12 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-842 Good point - I took my time to get as close as possible without disturbing the bees. I like how you can see the individual hairs on the bees body, and how the coloration of the lighter bands on the abdomen changes from a honey brown to gray-brown. And thanks much for the compliments, David! Good point - I took my time to get as close as possible without disturbing the bees. I like how you can see the individual hairs on the bees body, and how the coloration of the lighter bands on the abdomen changes from a honey brown to gray-brown.

And thanks much for the compliments, David!

]]> By: tceisele http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-841 tceisele Thu, 01 May 2008 15:38:16 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-841 I for one appreciate pictures of "ordinary" bugs as much as "exotic" ones. Really, most of the time we don't see insects close up enough to see detail, so they are all pretty interesting as long as you can get sufficient magnification. And, way too many people think that it's only worth photographing if it is "interesting". So, when you go to Bug Guide there are about a million photos of things like praying mantises and the more showy butterflies, but hardly any decent pictures of things like houseflies that people see in real life all the time, but never photograph. For example, right up until I posted one a few months ago, BugGuide didn't have a single picture of a codling moth caterpillar, even though people find them in apples <em>all the time</em> I for one appreciate pictures of “ordinary” bugs as much as “exotic” ones. Really, most of the time we don’t see insects close up enough to see detail, so they are all pretty interesting as long as you can get sufficient magnification.

And, way too many people think that it’s only worth photographing if it is “interesting”. So, when you go to Bug Guide there are about a million photos of things like praying mantises and the more showy butterflies, but hardly any decent pictures of things like houseflies that people see in real life all the time, but never photograph. For example, right up until I posted one a few months ago, BugGuide didn’t have a single picture of a codling moth caterpillar, even though people find them in apples all the time

]]> By: Scott http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-840 Scott Thu, 01 May 2008 15:09:07 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-840 Spring has also sprung. Spring has also sprung.

]]> By: Scott http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-839 Scott Thu, 01 May 2008 15:08:40 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/05/01/honeybee-3/#comment-839 Well spring has spring so lots of bees to be snapped. Have you gotten the two bees I sent your way? Well spring has spring so lots of bees to be snapped. Have you gotten the two bees I sent your way?

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