Bee Love by bakapo
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Description
the adult male has only one function in life - to mate. mating varies from 10 minutes to 80 minutes. the male mates only once in his lifetime and then he usually dies. the female can mate more than once, but most don't.
this photo was taken about 3 weeks ago.
thanks for looking and commenting!
Comments (24)
WOW !! Superlative capture !!!!
Wow!
wow...that camera rocks...this shot is so cool
great find and capture. I have never seen bees mating
Great find and opportunity! I've never witnessed bees like this.
Great shot! What kind of bees are these?
An instant favourite Barb and unique to capture bees 'misbeehiving'. I haven't seen this type of bee before either!
Superb shot.
great capture and interesting information... assuming they are Bumblebees *
http://www.bumblebee.org/lifeMate.htm
wonderful
And big ones! Love your shot, Barb.
So beautifully captured,amazing shot*********
It's an amazing close-up capture dear Barb!
outstanding capture ! More than excellent !!! congratulations !!!
Very nice capture Barb. I've never seen bees like that.
Fantastic shot!!!!!!
Great close-up!
Exellent.
Amazing Capture!!!!
really cool shot
Awesome Shot Barb thanx for this my friend!!
Excellent macro photo! Superbly well done! Bravo and many fine kudos!
AMAZING and fabulous closeup my friend !!!
you wrote that the female can mate more than once, but most don't. Given that the males die every time, I'd imagine the females would be feeling a weeeeeeee bit guilty about the whole thing! (Doesn't make for a major commitment...) But as a shot, it's wonderful: You got their entanglement just as it is, a big mass of bee-dom, all tangled around a branch. I didn't know they went at it as much as 80 minutes: I guess that would take care of the complaint about it being "too fast"! Your shot has the bees in perfect sync with the "v" of the branch, making it a big tangle; and the rest of the shot is airy and open: Just right. Wonderful capture, you had your eyes open well to capture this. And sweet balance between dark/intense hues and open light ones. (Barb, I'm starting out by doing just a couple of pieces in everyone's gallery...but I'll be back for more soon. This way I can easy my way into returning. And thank you for your always very receptive and perceptive comments on my art. I appreciate them all.)
awesome shot