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Taken 18-May-18
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Dimensions2676 x 1939
Original file size2 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken18-May-18 11:05
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D5000
FlashNot fired
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 800
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Cute Green Carpenter Bee (Ceratina spp. ?) on Flower of Weedy Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria ssp. taraxacifolia) (2)

Cute Green Carpenter Bee (Ceratina spp. ?) on Flower of Weedy Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria ssp. taraxacifolia) (2)

I love the compound eyes -- they remind me of a superhero. Note the three other tiny eyes on the forehead. I think these may be for quick reaction, to help the bee avoid predators? Trail 15, 11:05:18 am. More photos nearby.