Attack of the 50 Foot Bug

Loaded down with pollen April 19, 2010

These photos are taken with a regular macro lens and a little bit of cropping is involved here, also. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time today to break out the MP-E 65mm macro lens. These worker bees are covered in pollen and a tight close up would make an interesting shot, especially if it shows the individual pollen grains. Weather permitting, I’m going to try and grab a couple of extreme close ups of bees covered in a dusting of pollen, later in the week. The pollen baskets are so full, the rear legs are almost rendered useless.