My grandson was super excited today as he dragged me out of the house and down the garden to look at a sleeping Bumble Bee.
We are used to seeing busy Bee's floating around the flowers collecting nectar and pollen but to see one taking a much needed mid day kip (sleep) was amazing to my grandson and me to be honest.
I never knew that Bee's would just take a nap during their seemingly constant and busy days? So how can you tell if a bee is sleeping?
It turns out that when a bee is in deep sleep, their antennae droop downwards, the upper body (thorax) drops as does the tip of the abdomen (or tail), and the wings rest on the body. Look closely, and you can see this in the images below.
Not so busy Bee!
Like all things in nature we can learn a lot from observing and copying their example. Sometimes sleeping is just the right thing to do.
Bears and many other animals hibernate during the bleak winter months when food and other things are hard to find.
Bee taking a break!
Instead of worrying about where the next bit of nectar or pollen will come from. Just take a step back and relax. The nectar will still be there when you wake up. There will always be work to be done.
Busy Bee back to work
Finally looking up. Oftentimes things are seen through the lens of our own biases. The clouds in the sky bring water for the flowers which helps the Bee's also the clouds are in a beautiful blue sky.
Do you focus on the temporary but beautiful clouds or the blue sky beyond? Or do you enjoy both equally? #newsteem #newthinking
Blue skies behind the clouds
My third photo for the #dailyinsectsphotography - initiated by @bonp
Take a lesson from nature and take a rest when you need one or just feel like it. There are no prizes for knocking your guts out. :-)
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| Category | (Nature photography)
| Camera | (Canon 70D)
| f stop | (f/4)
| Exposure time | (1/1000)
| ISO | (500)
| Lens | (Canon 30 mm)
| Location | Photographed in Cambridgeshire | |
I am not sure. Have ever seen or should i say noticed a bee sleeping, if I did see one I would probably think Greta this one is sitting still I better quickly take a photo with it out getting blurred when it moves
I like to see the beauty in both the clouds and sky :)
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Yep, the second photo was of the bee just waking up and slowly moving.
I never knew they slept on the job? My grandson spots everything 😂👍
Me too 👍😋
Wel from what I have sene your grandson may be the exception many of the kids I see these days barely notice anything unless its onthe screen of their phone or device
Amazing pictures. I didn't know that stuff about bees. Great post.
I wish I could capture a bee sleeping for a picture. It's all I can do to be quick enough to catch the shot when they alight for an instant.
They are tricky to photograph when awake. Asleep it is a doddle. 📷 😂
The third photo above was taken at 1/1000th exposure to freeze the action.
Great fun to try to capture the movement but not easy as you know.
Such cool pictures! I would have assumed it was dead rather than asleep. Maybe that makes me cynical?
I guess if it's tongue was hanging out lol
Sometimes a little nap is the best thing to do!
That is exactly how I fall asleep in my chair!
A nap is just what we need right now lol