Bee With Pollen Sac On Its Back is a photograph by Susan Wiedmann which was uploaded on October 11th, 2012.
Bee With Pollen Sac On Its Back
Late one afternoon, a female California Carpenter Bee was so drawn by this Tracyanum cymbidium orchid flower on my porch that she crawled into the... more
Title
Bee With Pollen Sac On Its Back
Artist
Susan Wiedmann
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Late one afternoon, a female California Carpenter Bee was so drawn by this Tracyanum cymbidium orchid flower on my porch that she crawled into the flower and got the sticky pollen sac caught on her back. The bee wound up with so much "glue" on her legs that she became stuck to the flower's petal......The sac was on her wings and I didn't dare try to dislodge it for fear of permanently damaging them. She didn't move at all even when I tried to help her by gently moving the petal by her legs. I decided to let nature take its course, but the following morning she was no longer on the plant! I searched the pot and porch thoroughly, but no part of her was there..... I like to think she escaped and went on to other flowers more suited to her......Female California Carpenter Bees are black, whereas the males are a golden color. The males buzz each other around flowering plants in early spring, probably to "claim" their territory above the blooms.
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October 11th, 2012
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Comments (14)
Margaret Saheed
Susan, a fascinating insight and I hope a happy ending!
Susan Wiedmann replied:
Margaret, I still think of this bee every time I see others like her buzzing my garden!
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Your Unique Artwork was Published in -The Internet Weekly: Artist News..... Thank You for giving us permission to Publish it... - http://paper.li/f-1343723559# --- If you go to the paper, click SHARE, you can Subscribe, Tweet, Facebook, or even Email a copy to Friends, Relatives and others, so they can see the Publication in the ARTIST NEWS. It's one of our FAVORITES today... We do not always have the time to Comment, but just had to leave one on this beautiful piece of work.
Susan Wiedmann
Thank you very much, Dora Sofia, for featuring this image in "The Beauty of Orchids!"
Tessa Fairey
Wonderful capture v/f
Susan Wiedmann replied:
Thank you, Tessa. It is one of the most memorable photos I've taken. I still wonder if she somehow managed to fly away.
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