Image: Ptilothrix bombiformis, m, back, Pr. George's Co. Maryland 2016-06-16-18.57 (27275722793)

Description: I have nicknamed this bee (Ptilothrix bombiformis) the refuge bee because it is found so often on National Wildlife Refuges. Why? Well this species is a hibiscus specialist and refuges are full of impoundments and those impoundments often have fresh water hibiscus plants in them. Interestingly, this species has decided that non-native mallows planted by homeowners have acceptable pollen and thus this species can be found in the middle of cities. Picture by Amanda Robinson. 15:44, 8 July 2016 (UTC)15:44, 8 July 2016 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}15:44, 8 July 2016 (UTC)15:44, 8 July 2016 (UTC) All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200 Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is all Ye know on earth and all ye need to know " Ode on a Grecian Urn" John Keats You can also follow us on Instagram - account = USGSBIML Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen: Art Photo Book: Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World www.qbookshop.com/products/216627/9780760347386/Bees.html... Basic USGSBIML set up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4 PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up: ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques: plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo or www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU Excellent Technical Form on Stacking: www.photomacrography.net/ Contact information: Sam Droege sdroege@usgs.gov 301 497 5840
Title: Ptilothrix bombiformis, m, back, Pr. George's Co. Maryland 2016-06-16-18.57 (27275722793)
Credit: Ptilothrix bombiformis, m, back, Pr. George's Co. Maryland_2016-06-16-18.57
Author: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA
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