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I posted this on My Blog yesterday: "It was my incredible good fortune today to find a place where the bumble bees gather. Yesterday I saw a huge one, and today I saw three on one photo shoot, and about four on another outing. I was able to get within inches of them and then I let one crawl on me! What a special treat."  An amazing thing happened when I was photographing one of these beautiful creatures. A wasp, or some strange bee-looking bug, attacked my bumble bee. It was a large bumble bee and the little guy knocked her two feet from the flower she was sipping. The bumble bee was a bit dazed, but didn't get aggressive or try to fight back. And the attacker went after her again! I didn't think twice before defending the bumble bee. I swiped the air with my arm to knock the attacker down. It worked. I cleared the air of the offending bug and the bumble bee went on merrily sipping nectar.  This was my first time ever holding a bumble bee. It was down by my foot and looked a bit disoriented. I picked it up and it crawled on me. I'm not sure she was okay. I've seen my honey bees like this. She tried to fly but could only buzz her wings and not take flight.  I handled a lot of honey bees over the past several months that were dying beneath their hive. Some had a frenzied drunk-like behavior. They couldn't rest. They would crawl, stumble, fall and keep on going. This bee was acting very similar to the honeybees.        
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2/3/2018 16:48:02
Requesting permission to use one of your photos in a book I have written about animals...I have fed countless bees on my finger rescuing them but never with a camera... your shot is wonderful! Happy to acknowledge you - unlikely to make money from this self-published little book but good for the bees - can send you the story. Not wishing for this comment to be published, thanks. Regards, Jaiia
Betsy Seeton
2/3/2018 17:14:45
Hi Jaiia, Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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 This is a honey bee I rescued from drowning on May 29, 2011. She was trying to get her bearings in my hand. She wanted to stay on me even after showing her a leaf and flower, so I let her rest on me. Click image to see lots of bee photos  Click for ladybug photos My LADYBUG photo book is now available for sale! This makes a stunning gift book or the perfect coffee table book that adds color and beauty to any setting. Full of inspiring quotes.
  My INSECT JOURNAL CONTINUES ON THIS WEBSITE One square mile of land contains more insects than the total number of human beings on earth!
The Earth has a surface area of 196,939,900 square miles.  It's estimated that there are more than 200 million insects for each human on the planet!
 Transfer of nectar between two honey bees. The nectar goes from the worker bee to the house bee A recent New York Times article claimed that the world holds 300 pounds of insects for every pound of humans.
 Roly poly all rolled up There are some 900 thousand different kinds of living insects known in the world. The true number of insect species can only be estimated from present and past studies. Anywhere from 1 million to 10 million insects may still be unidentified as yet, according to scientists.
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"These small, six-legged creatures include bees, ants, flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, crickets, butterflies, cockroaches, termites, fleas, and beetles. Although some insects annoy us by spreading disease, damaging crops and household items, and biting people and pets, these represent only about 17% of all the 800,000 species. The rest of the insects serve a very valuable purpose in nature. These serve as food for birds, frogs, fish, and other animals; pollinate crops; destroy other harmful insects; give us honey, bees wax, shellac, and silk; and keep the land clean by feeding on dead animals and plants." Source of the above: http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com |
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