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Carabosse (e2 Member)

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6 Nov 2012 - 10:54 PM

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Quote: Pondskaters

Excellent pic, Ian. I am definitely going to have another try with more suitable equipment.

johnke (e2 Member)

24 May 2013 - 9:50 AM

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I would have to go with the Humming Bird Hawk Moth. Certainly one of the most difficult, fast and almost impossible little Beastie's I have ever tried to capture.

johnke (e2 Member)

24 May 2013 - 3:12 PM

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Hi Mike, no nothing special used, just a lot of time and memory, taken in manual with out AF as that's the only way to be fast enough to get a shot. Most times the insect has gone before the AF kicks in so manual was the only way. Also they have no pattern and never land, so its mostly a lot of luck and patience...John

johnke (e2 Member)

24 May 2013 - 3:20 PM

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Gaucho (e2 Member)

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24 May 2013 - 4:13 PM

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Not what you're asking for but this one's from the Med

brian1208 (e2 Member)

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24 May 2013 - 4:26 PM

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Quote: If any one can tell me what these are and what they are doing I would be a happy man?

Well, its a Bee of some species and its feeding on Lavender - but I wonder if you have the right picture up as there is only one and I would have thought the ID was pretty straightforward?

johnke (e2 Member)

24 May 2013 - 6:17 PM

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Hi Ade at last someone with a little knowledge. It was taken in South Africa. The black and white stripes seem to be some kind of Hover Bee or Fly, well at least that's what I was trying to capture. Looking under the body at the rear of the black and white stripes you will see the normal colors of the honey bee ie a golden color. The reason I asked what these are is that I have never seen any bee's with two different bodies. One with Black and white stripes and one with yellow and black stripes. It looks like one is sitting on the other.

Ade_Osman (e2 Member)

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24 May 2013 - 6:54 PM

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Bees ain't my speciality by any stretch of the imagination, I much prefer my moths and bugs as you're probably aware However I think I might have narrowed it down somewhat, despite it being black and white on the thorax I believe it from the genus Amegilla otherwise known as blue banded bees. Apparently there are quite a lot of different sub-species, but I believe if you do a Google image search for Amegilla you should see what I'm getting at Give me a moth anytime