| Keywords: bee bees biml sam droege samdroege sabrie breland sabriebreland georgia united states unitedstates north america northamerica nest parasite nestparasite parasite invader tongue stelis costalis steliscostalis stelis louisae stelislouisae taxonomy:binomial=stelis costalis taxonomy:binomial=steliscostalis stelis megachilidae apoidea hymenoptera insecta insect arthoropod male black background blackbackground chiaroscuro patuxent wildlife research center patuxentwildliferesearchcenter brooke alexander brookealexander animal macro Nest parasite, yup, this is a bee, but one that invades the nests of  leaf-cutting bees in the genus Megachile.  This smart looking male was collected by bee girl Sabrie Breland in South Georgia near the Florida Border.  Picture was taken by Brooke Alexander.                ~~~~~~~~~~{{{{{{0}}}}}}~~~~~~~~~~  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   The grass so little has to do,  A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain,               - Emily Dickinson   Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use?  Well now here you go Citizen:  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  Nest parasite, yup, this is a bee, but one that invades the nests of  leaf-cutting bees in the genus Megachile.  This smart looking male was collected by bee girl Sabrie Breland in South Georgia near the Florida Border.  Picture was taken by Brooke Alexander.                ~~~~~~~~~~{{{{{{0}}}}}}~~~~~~~~~~  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   The grass so little has to do,  A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain,               - Emily Dickinson   Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use?  Well now here you go Citizen:  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   |