Keywords: bug bugs bee bees pollinator pollinators animal animals animalia arthropod arthropods arthropoda insect insects insecta hymenoptera aculeata anthophila apoidea apidae apinae anthophorine bee anthophorinebee anthophorine bees anthophorinebees anthophorini anthophora anthophora montana anthophoramontana taxonomy:binomial=anthophora montana taxonomy:binomial=anthophoramontana biml usgs droege rocky mountain national park rockymountainnationalpark nps zerene stacker zerenestacker stackshot stacked usgsbiml black background photo border texture surreal monochrome Now the back of the previous specimen, note the strong white/cream bands on the abdomen, one related group of Anthophora have these integument bands while the other species the integument is entirely black....tricky to photograph as it quickly burns the detail in the white. Note the tattered wings...this male was getting old... This bee was collected as part of a survey of Rocky Mountain National Park. Photographed by Amber Reese. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile Now the back of the previous specimen, note the strong white/cream bands on the abdomen, one related group of Anthophora have these integument bands while the other species the integument is entirely black....tricky to photograph as it quickly burns the detail in the white. Note the tattered wings...this male was getting old... This bee was collected as part of a survey of Rocky Mountain National Park. Photographed by Amber Reese. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile |