Worldwide Beekeeping

General Discussion => Any and Every Thing => Topic started by: Bakersdozen on February 02, 2014, 08:11:33 pm

Title: Beautiful, Intimate portraits of bees from National Geographic
Post by: Bakersdozen on February 02, 2014, 08:11:33 pm

This is some outstanding photography with an explanation of how technology was used to captured these images. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/140114-bee-native-macro-photography-insects-science/?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=pom_20140202&utm_campaign=Content#.Uu7qQrRS5Zg (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/140114-bee-native-macro-photography-insects-science/?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=pom_20140202&utm_campaign=Content#.Uu7qQrRS5Zg)

Title: Re: Beautiful, Intimate portraits of bees from National Geographic
Post by: minz on February 02, 2014, 11:32:34 pm

Look at the bumblebee. Do they have multiple sets of eyes across their face?

Title: Re: Beautiful, Intimate portraits of bees from National Geographic
Post by: Bakersdozen on February 03, 2014, 10:42:28 am

Multiple eyes?  I noticed that as well.  I saw those 3 little dots on another bee too.  According to my book Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping by Dr. Dewey Caron,  those are ocellus.  They are a sensory organ who's exact function is unknown.  They respond to and receive light, but cannot see.  Bees that can fly under low light levels have prominent occelli.

Title: Re: Beautiful, Intimate portraits of bees from National Geographic
Post by: BoilerJim on February 05, 2014, 09:04:37 am

Beautiful pix !