Macro Photography-Several Insects that Collect Honey

When the flowers bloom, insects come after hearing the news. In the past, I was far away from nature. I only had the stereotype of bees collecting honey in my mind. Through macro photography, I really saw that many insects come to collect honey.

Once in the grass, I observed a very small insect called a hoverfly flying back and forth in the breeze, sometimes hovering in the air, and finally flying to a dandelion flower. I turned on the macro mode and found that the color of this insect was very bright, with a black and yellow grid on its back, and a pair of wings as thin as cicada wings, shining with fluorescence. It looks so harmonious with the yellow dandelion flowers. The hoverfly's nectar-gathering posture is very elegant. It uses its tiny hind legs to grab the petals to stabilize its body, and then uses its front legs to collect pollen. It is unhurried, graceful and light. Sometimes it will fly to the grass and rest for a while. Since it was so focused and ignored the distractions of my shooting, it was easy to get good photos. Hoverflies have superb flying skills. Their slender bodies can flap their wings and hover in strong winds. They have a stable posture during flight and can quickly change their flight direction, which is amazing. Later, I observed another kind of hoverfly gathering nectar on the morning blooming morning glory. This hoverfly is also slender, with black and yellow stripes on its abdomen. Its wings appear iridescent in the sun, and its body It is particularly slender. In macro mode, you can easily observe its two pairs of yellow front legs grasping the stamens of morning glory. There is a pair of short antennae on the top of its head. Watching hoverflies collect nectar is a kind of Enjoy it, because it always looks so elegant and calm, and even collects pollen in such a leisurely manner, which makes people like it.

Bees are less graceful than hoverflies. The body of the bee is round and trembles a bit when flying. It approached the poppy's large flower core, lingered for a while, and then plunged in like a reckless man, instantly disturbing the originally ordered flower stamens into a mess. Pollen sprinkled on the petals from time to time. The bee was covered in yellow pollen, as if it was washing Like a pleasant pollen bath. After a rampage, the bee's hind legs were covered with thick yellow pollen. It slowly backed away from the messy scene, fluttered its wings and took off, embarking on the journey home.

In addition, I also observed a stout carpenter bee, much larger than a bee, with a hairy chest that looked like it was wearing a fur coat, an abdomen that looked like a shiny black stone, and a bee on the top of its head. Two slender tentacles. Mufeng is a large species in the superfamily Bee Superfamily. People will never ignore its appearance. Even if it is not seen often, it is difficult to photograph when you see it occasionally, because its flight path has no rules to follow, and it is always like a dragonfly. The ground randomly stops on a certain flower for a second and then flies away, and then does the same thing on the next flower. You will be curious about what it is going to do. Only once did I manage to capture a Mufeng gathering honey. Its reckless movements were even worse than those of a bee, and its honey gathering process was always in a hurry, as if there was an enemy chasing behind it. There is nothing beautiful about people.

Insects are the most diverse and abundant animal group on earth, accounting for more than 50% of all biological species. It is very interesting to observe insects. Watch hoverflies and bees busy all day long. Although we don’t know where they come from and where they go, you can see them working tirelessly for the survival of themselves and the next generation. Running around, it is natural to feel that small insects also have tenacious vitality. No matter whether they are elegant or reckless from a human perspective, they are working hard and contributing to the natural world.

I am actually not interested in the specific biological knowledge of insects. I just want to observe and understand them personally based on my own curiosity, and appreciate their exquisite structure, the beauty of patterns and colors, and their interesting behavioral patterns. , thus bringing me closer to nature. When I go outdoors, I will naturally look at the sky, clouds, trees, flowers, and insects. Even in the city, I can find places to observe the infinite fun of nature. We are not far from nature. All we need is to go out. Even if it is a sea of ??flowers or a meadow, there is infinite vitality waiting for you.