And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

[Ross the fiddler]

Yes, that is correct. It is one of Australia's cuckoo bees & this one lays it's eggs in the nest of the following Blue-banded bee (the blue is very pale on this specimen).


KC153125[CaOne]adj-cr by Ross, Blue-banded Bee on Flickr

The Neon Cuckoo Bee.

KC152911[CaOne]adj-cr by Ross, Neon Cuckoo Bee on Flickr


KC152942[CaOne]adj-cr by Ross, Neon Cuckoo Bee on Flickr


KC152957[CaOne]adj-cr 3 by Ross, Neon Cuckoo Bee on Flickr


KC152961[CaOne]adj-cr by Ross, on Flickr


KC153023[CaOne]adj-cr by Ross, Neon Cuckoo Bee on Flickr
All taken with E-M1 Mk II with 40-150 lens & MC14 & images have been cropped, some quite a bit.

[MJ224]

[Jim Ford]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

That's a ridiculous colour Ross! Is it a warning colour because it stings or is toxic (or maybe you whacked up the saturation )?

Jim

[Zuiko]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

Superb photography and thanks for the background info, I've learned something!

[Ross the fiddler]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

That's a ridiculous colour Ross! Is it a warning colour because it stings or is toxic (or maybe you whacked up the saturation )?

Jim

That's the natural colour Jim (with a slight addition of saturation only). The link I provided also shows how vivid the colour is too. I don't know anything about the toxicity of its sting though.

[Internaut]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

That's the natural colour Jim (with a slight addition of saturation only). The link I provided also shows how vivid the colour is too. I don't know anything about the toxicity of its sting though.

[alfbranch]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

Nice shots Ross

That's the natural colour Jim (with a slight addition of saturation only). The link I provided also shows how vivid the colour is too. I don't know anything about the toxicity of its sting though.

Most solitary bees have no sting

[pdk42]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

Blue bees - whatever next?

Great shots though Ross. Thanks for posting.

[Guest]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

Exceptionally clever, well timed shots there, Ross. The 40-150 on an M1 Mkii is a howler!

[drmarkf]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

Really enjoyed seeing those and learning!

[Jim Ford]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

The 40-150 on an M1 Mkii is a howler!

Surely you mean a 'ripper' Mark? Over here a 'howler' is mistake!

Jim

[Guest]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

Yeah but ya can howl wiv 'citement can't ya ��

[Ross the fiddler]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

Surely you mean a 'ripper' Mark? Over here a 'howler' is mistake!

Jim

Yeah but ya can howl wiv 'citement can't ya ��

I guess it's it's all the context. I remember ripper meaning something pretty horrifying & then there is howling in pain.

I'm just going to go with 'a you beaut' lens.

[Phill D]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

Excellent shots Ross. Never heard of a Blue Bee or a Cuckoo Bee either, really nice to see.

[Harold Gough]

Re: And now 'Enter the Neon Cuckoo Bee'.

A very attractive species.

While the Honeybee cannot do the "buzz pollination" our native bumblebees can and are supplied as artificially-raised colonies to tomato growers.

Harold.