Keywords: taxonomy:binomial=eucera rosae taxonomy:binomial=eucerarosae biml droege bee eucera maryland apidae pwrc patuxent wildlife research center usgs pollinator pwrcpatuxentwildliferesearchcenterusgspollinator bug bugs bees pollinator pollinators animal animals animalia arthropod arthropods arthropoda insect insects insecta hymenoptera aculeata anthophila apoidea apinae long-horned bee longhornedbee long-horned bees longhornedbees eucerini synhalonia eucera rosae eucerarosae usgs pwrc patuxent wildlife research center patuxentwildliferesearchcenter side side view sideview wings abdomen fuzzy antenna antennae mouthparts maxillae labial palp labialpalp proboscis glossa zerene stacker zerenestacker zerene stacked macro macro photography macrophotography stackshot usgsbiml Experiment...this specimne was placed in a humidor with household ammonia to darken the eyes...you can compare to the previous pictures...it worked to some extent, but by no means repaired the lightened areas.... Eucera rosae a rather uncommon spring bee in same group as the more abundant Melissodes species. This one came from the Saint Mary's City area of Southern Maryland collected by Elaine Szymkowiak. Photograph by Brooke Alexander Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile Experiment...this specimne was placed in a humidor with household ammonia to darken the eyes...you can compare to the previous pictures...it worked to some extent, but by no means repaired the lightened areas.... Eucera rosae a rather uncommon spring bee in same group as the more abundant Melissodes species. This one came from the Saint Mary's City area of Southern Maryland collected by Elaine Szymkowiak. Photograph by Brooke Alexander Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile |