Blue-Eyed Bee by CavalierLady
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Description
When I saw this bee, I was so astonished I could barely hold the camera still. I went back to this wisteria bush day after day, hoping for a closer shot, but only saw him that one day.
I have searched at bug guide dot net till I am cross-eyed as ID'ing insects can be quite tricksy. But I (think) this is a Melissodes (Callimelissodes) stearnsi. It doesn't quite fit the qualifications for a Long-Horned Bee but seemingly more for a type of Digger Bee.
Thanks for viewing and thanks very kindly for your previous comments and faves.
Comments (20)
TranxG
Great capture. Congrats.
durleybeachbum
Gosh, how exciting! I love finding new insects too.
bebopdlx
Excellent macro.
Mark-David-Rogers
A handsome and unique Bee, great capture too. Well done.
Mark-David-Rogers
Could be a blue-eye'd carpenter bee.
CavalierLady
Thanks for your suggestion, but there were Carpenter Bees there that day, they were as large as bumblebees, this guy was very tiny. :)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
I may not know what genus this bee is, but I know it's a darn good shot Maria.
auntietk
That's amazing! I've never seen such a thing. What a find!
bmac62
A big wow on this find Maria. I went looking for blue-eyed bees using google and came to no new conclusions. Fascinating.
DennisReed
cool
kgb224
Superb capture Maria. God bless
goodoleboy
Beware the belligerent buzzing of the blue-eyed bee. Nice shot here, Maria.
danapommet
This is an amazing zoom and a delightful capture!
jocko500
very clear micro you got here
Hendesse
What a fantastic capture. Outstanding details. A blue eyed bee I've never seen before.
Digitaleagle
Hello CavalierLady, I've never seen a blue eyed bee before, very nice details in the bee, thanks for sharing!
Cyve
WOnderfully captured !
X-PaX
Beautiful capture.
sharky_
Lucky find....Wonderful shot. Aloha
Richardphotos
what an unique bee and a great macro
Richardphotos
http://bugguide.net/node/view/195953 for your blue eyed bee
CavalierLady
Thank you, Richard, for looking up this page. They also have some pics taken in Texas, so I'm basing my 'guess' on these images.
MrsRatbag
What an absolutely beautiful bee! Wow! And your photo is superb...well done!
DreamersWish
Maria lovely to see you back! Your images have been delightful. Fantastic close up of this fuzzy blue eyed bee. Beautiful work!