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Melissodes subillatus, f, right, Clevland, OH_2018-06-20-14.30.09 ZS PMax UDR Asteracea is important. Here is Melissodes subillatus, which is fluffy, but basically about the size of a honey bee. It, like so many Melissodes, and so many bees in general, is an Asteraceae specialist. This species does not appear to be too picky and uses a range of fall composites, but a look inside the pollen loads would be interesting for sure. Also often misidentified as other species. ...
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Sweet Morning Light "Great Finish" Even though the weather forecast said rain for sunrise, my students of the Weekend Adventure at Cannon Beach were treated to a little sweet morning light to finish off their 3 day class. I had a blast teaching another great group of students my Old-School All-In-Camera techniques, and by the end they were all nailing it! Now I just have to get both galleries caught back up! Thank you so much for looking! Images of the West Randall J Hod...
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A Wood-boring Beetle Another POV from the Wood-boring Beetle ( Capnodis tenebricosa ) Tech info | 199 exposures stacked, exp.time 2.5sec, ISO200 Stacking soft / Zerene Stacker - Bugslabber The scene lit by two IKEA Jansjö led lamp and diffused with a foam cup 5X Mitutoyo M Plan Apo NA 0.14 Infinity Corrected Long WD Objective | Raynox DCR-150 | Nikon PB-6 Bellows | Sony A7 LARGE version!
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Robber fly Another stack of this beautiful Asilidae, Machimus sp., found in my garden. Frontal view in first line comment. Handheld stack taken at about 3X with Canon MP-E and diffused flash Meike MK320 I hope you like it and I thank you for your visits, faves and comments that are always very appreciated! www.macrolife.it