18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A Hawaiian yellow-faced bee, Hylaeus sp.
Like a wasp but unlike the common honeybee, the Hawaiian yellow-faced bee, Hylaeus sp., lacks pollen baskets (corbiculae) on her legs. This is a macro shot taken with a 105-mm Nikon Micro-Nikkor lens. Notice that the bee is just taking off.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2020 |
| Date Uploaded: | 10.2020 |
| Photo Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D750 |
| Copyright: | © Jonathan Morse |