Bee carrying eggs ??? by artaddict2
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Yesterday I had just left the Art and Craft group I attend and on the Path next to the roadside I noticed a Bee. I warned Sylvia to be careful as she almost stood on it not knowing it was there. Sylvia placed a piece of paper underneath its front legs prompted the bee to climb on. She carried it safely onto a thorny bush nearby.
And guess what I had my camera and took a couple of shots (a couple means 7 lol) When I viewed on my PC I was really suprised to see it was carrying eggs!
Comments (35)
Wowowowowowowowow!!! What an incredible macro and foto, you really captured something special here!!
I'm afraid those might be nasty little parasites (mites), not eggs... They seem to have legs ;o)
Aw ! thats quite a shock Girsempa !
If it is parasites, I pity the bee... Regardless, an excellent macro shot!!!!
Oh my, parasites or eggs it's a curious close up, I have never seen something like this ;O)
The eggs certainly add charactor.
A very special capture. I hope these are not parasites. I've never heard of bees carrying eggs though... Thanks for sharing my friend ! Virginie
Its provoking the question Eggs or Parasites ? I'm hoping someone will come up with some detailed knowledge.
Great capture! Its carrying pollen, I did a search because I remember seeing this before...heres the addy of another bee...www.nichedevelopment.com/bees/ and the picture... http://www.nichedevelopment.com/bees/images/bee_22.jpg Thanks so much for your visit and comment!
superb macro image, its amazing how clearly it shows it holding the thorn, excellent capture !!!
it appears it could be the varroa mite alan .here`s the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varroa_destructor .its a fanatastic shot with what i fear may have an unhappy ending mick
I agree with Girsempa.an excellent capture
Beautiful macro my friend!
Amazing shot, congratulations!! hugs Jane xx
wow awesome shot!!!!!!!
Excellent capture my friend.One is often surprised when one off load pictures from camera to computer.Then is when you see what one didn't notice with one eyes beforehand.
Great Macro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Outstanding Macro shot, its like he almost posed for you, Excellent work!!
Eeek Yeah they are mites as girsempa says probably Varroa jacobsoni which are well known in Apiculture and hold on in this fashion..
Superb Macro !!!!! Ana
Wow, what an excellent, detailed close-up Alan. Superb, Sig...
Excellent macro!! Great capture!!
I'm in the "mites" camp with this one. Bees do their egg thing in the hive, and as far as I know, they don't carry any eggs with them. A fabulous macro!
Oh my!!! now I have never seen this in my life before A first!!! thanks for showing us! and awesome capture as well mate!
Yup, gotta agree, mites. Here in California we have had several outbreaks of mites that have wiped out colonies all over. I think in the last few years we got them under control though. Now we have an unknown disease killing our hives. This is a stellar macro though. Such clarity and amazing details.
guess you need to google it to see if it mites on bees. this is a very good marco
Wow! What a unique capture!! I've never seen anything like this, even on TV!! That is quite a catch you got there, too bad for the bee!
superb macro capture, impressive details !
A beautiful work, well done! 5+!
Well it is an interesting capture. That article Mick gave was very informative, and I hope this little bee gets the mitacide that kills these parasites. We need our bees. Outstanding macro.