Well, the story of this post begins with me going through my backyard with my camera in my hand to download the card memory to my PC (I have a small studio where I do my work, located in a small room apart from our family home)... Then I looked at one of our aloe plants (Aloe vera) which here in our country is called "Sábila" and I was enchanted and surprised by its beautiful flowers which sprout in the middle of the dry season...
I immediately approached the plant and took a closer look at its flowers. It was there that I noticed the presence of small stingless black bees, locally called "Pegones" and whose scientific name is Trigona silvestriana... There were about a dozen of them feeding on the aloe flowers!... I had to take pictures of them and take advantage of the fact that -coincidentally- my camera had my 100 mm macro lens put!...
I recognise this species thanks to its almost transparent wing tips, which differentiates it from other similar species under the genus Trigona... It is a very abundant species and responsible for the pollination of many varieties of plants in our region. Their colonies are usually small and use cracks in walls, roofs and holes in trees to build their hives. As they do not have a sting, they do not sting, but they can defend their hives by adhering to the skin and releasing a type of sticky liquid. They are cute insects, non-aggressive and docile to photograph as you can see.
The little black bees "stole the show" thanks to their attractive presence, but I will add a couple of macro shots of the aloe flowers, as they were the main target of these photos in the first place... So they deserve it and they're cute!... ;)
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL NOTE: Photographs captured with my Nikon D7000 DSLR camera in RAW format, then processed in Adobe Camera RAW for adjustments regarding light, sharpening, contrast and depth... The shots are then exported to JGP format on which minor modifications such as straightening and adding watermarks were carried out using PhotoScape 3.6.3.
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"We make photographs to understand what our lives mean to ourselves." - Ralph Hattersley.
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I admire the insects pictures, I found them so difficult to get. The last ones are beautiful too. Great shots!
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Thank you very much dear @palomap3 friend for stopping by and appreciating!... Lately I have "lost some ability" to approach insects, but these little bees are usually calm!... hehehe :)) Years ago, when I did a lot of macros, I learned to approach to the bugs against the wind and without cutting off the sunlight to them, that increases the chances of getting closer and taking better photos... Cheers and happy weekend!
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Ohhh I take good note of that trick!! Thank you!!😇
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Wow... Very beautiful and if I may know, bro @jlinaresp whether that is a banana, bro 🙋
Hello @fanigunawan friend, Oh no, thesde are flowers from a plant called "Aloe" here in my country!... It's a succulent plant with well-known medicinal capacity!... Thank you very much for stopping by and appreciating! ;)
Oh yes, bro @jlinaresp, it's great that the Aloe plant also has many benefits... Thank you, bro
As always doing magic with the camera and with your talent, obviously. A crack! Thanks for sharing, mate 🤘🏻📸
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Thank you @dimascastillo90 friend for stopping by and appreciating my work!...
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The photos are beautiful. Thanks to these small insects, polenization is possible.
Without bees we are nothing!.. That's right friend @cyboule!... Thank you very much for stopping by and appreciating! ;)
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Dear @qurator team and @ackhoo friend, THANKS A LOT! ;)
I love the colors in the photos: simply spectacular.
I am very honored by your visit and appreciate my work @indipnash91 friend!!!!... Thanks!
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