Thanks, Charlie. I've been trying to ID that one, and believe it to be a
rather uncommon form of Hoverfly. The hefty rear legs are unusual, but they
do occur in some forms, as do the wings lying on top of the back.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Tuesday's Bees
> All excellent Jim; and good for you to catch the native bee/wasp. They
> tend to be a twitchy bunch and hard to nail.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Today's first insect was spotted hovering in space, similar to a Humming
>> Bird. I had to wait for it to land on a leaf before trying to get a few
>> shots. Sorry, I couldn't get to the face side.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Insect63.jpg.html
>>
>> This Bumble Bee was all wrapped around the source of pollen.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bee59.jpg.html
>>
>> This Bee was leaving, and met me eye to eye. They don't like to be
>> confronted.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bee71.jpg.html
>>
>> All with the E-1 and Zuiko Digital 35/3.5 Macro
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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