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Bumblebee with Mites, UK
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Bumblebee with Mites, UK

Bumblebee with Mites, UK.
Not sure of the exact species since they look similar.
Habitat
Flowers, grassland, woodland etc
Location
London, UK
Date taken
11th March 2011
Equipment used
Canon 1000D + kit lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/100; F6.3; ISO1600
Supporter
Brilliant close-up of this beautiful bee. Poor thing with its numerous mites but is quite attractive with the pollen covering. Excellent snoopx!
 
I came across it one morning by chance on the local flower bed. The outside temperature was only +10C or so which made it very slow moving - virtually stationary as it waited for things to warm up. Was thus able to capture it at a slow 1/100 of a sec shutter speed and still get it fairly sharp.
One source I saw said they came to the aid of a mite-ridden bumblebee once by plonking it in a cup of water which immediately made the mites let go and sent them scurrying off!
 
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Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
snoopx
Date added
View count
291
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 1000D
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
60.0 mm
Exposure time
1/100 second(s)
ISO
1600
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMG_3062_resize_saturate_sharpen_logo.JPG
File size
191.2 KB
Date taken
Fri, 11 March 2011 2:28 PM
Dimensions
1000px x 667px

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