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Fingoen
Number of posts: 143
Location: Belgium
Registration date: 2009-07-25
 | | Subject: Just for fun Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:49 am | |
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KanJe
watchman
Number of posts: 393
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-06-24
| | Subject: Re: Just for fun Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:01 am | |
| Very impressive photography, My favourite is the second image with the bee in mid flight.
Has anyone else seen bees like that in aus? Or is it a wasp? |
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lewis
avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts: 863
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-05-07
| | Subject: Re: Just for fun Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:30 pm | |
| great photos!  the insect featured is a hoverfly, yes we have them in Australia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly there are apparently 200 genera and 6,000 known species. http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=hoverfly&rlz=1R2GFRE_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi |
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Lachy
Moderator
Number of posts: 715
Location: Langwarrin
Registration date: 2008-04-05
| | Subject: Re: Just for fun Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:02 pm | |
| That's a great photo.  |
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trigonus
Admin & Cactus Fiend
Number of posts: 881
Location: coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C
Registration date: 2008-01-23
| | Subject: Re: Just for fun Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:38 pm | |
| Nice pics Fingoen. Is that a Parodia? Lewis I have feeling that what you are seeing here in Aus is more likely one of these little fellas. Though as you say we have hoverflies too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_native_bee Just sayin' 
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KanJe
watchman
Number of posts: 393
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-06-24
| | Subject: Re: Just for fun Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:28 pm | |
| Opening this unknown can will only result in worms all over my floor.
Lucky I'm too tired to find the can opener. |
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trigonus
Admin & Cactus Fiend
Number of posts: 881
Location: coastal NSW 1°C - 40°C
Registration date: 2008-01-23
| | Subject: Re: Just for fun Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:31 pm | |
|  Sorry I couldn't resist opening the can.
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Fingoen
Number of posts: 143
Location: Belgium
Registration date: 2009-07-25
| | Subject: Re: Just for fun Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:35 pm | |
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lewis
avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts: 863
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-05-07
| | Subject: Re: Just for fun Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:10 am | |
| i see hoverflies often especially in spring-early summer and they are much commoner than the native bee species around here.
though i do see a type of blue banded bee on occasion: http://images.google.com.au/images?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=strict&um=1&sa=1&q=blue+banded+bee+&aq=f&oq
definitely not common though. ubiquitous feral honey bees outnumber them many many times here.
I liked the bumblebees in Tasmania. very cute, even if they are introduced. |
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