western australia

A short-sighted bee, maybe?

@JudyEv (339930)

Rockingham, Australia

February 22, 2022 5:48pm CST

My husband, Vince, is a keen photographer and belongs to a number of online photo groups. In one of the groups, one member often puts up the most incredible photos of various types of bees. To me, a bee is a bee but it seems there is an amazing number of different bee species. Seeing so many spectacular bee photos has sparked Vince’s interest in photographing bees and insects so I’m sharing one of his recent photos here. However, I’m just not sure how many little bees wear glasses.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

22 Feb 22

That is an amazing photo...and it does kind of look like she is wearing glasses!

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

It must be a little old lady bee I think.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

23 Feb 22

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@Hannihar (130218)

• Israel

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv Good one Judy and that is really cute what you said about the bee being an little old lady.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Feb 22

Love this photo. Macro photography is a hobby of mine. Nicely done Vince!

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@cacay1 (83480)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

23 Feb 22

@CarolDM, I missed to see your butterflies.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Thanks. I'll tell him. You have to be patient with birds and bees.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

23 Feb 22

@cacay1 Thank you, soon they will return.

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@snowy22315 (180665)

• United States

23 Feb 22

I have never seen such a close up of a bee before. That is something else!

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@snowy22315 (180665)

• United States

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv Yea, I don't thunk I have seen a sit that ckosebefore.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

There are patterns and colours that seem totally wasted on tiny insects so it's only rarely that the intricate designs ever show up in photos.

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@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

23 Feb 22

It is a great photograph. I enjoy photography and occasionally post pictures to the site Pixabay.

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@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

24 Feb 22

@JudyEv I do like it that they're on there. And occasionally I make a little royalty from users.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

@DWDavis That would be a buzz - to know that people are choosing to use your photos.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

So do you just have the pleasure of knowing they're on there? It's a great hobby.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (41424)

• United States

22 Feb 22

Your husband is a very talented photographer!

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Thanks. He really enjoys getting out and about with his camera.

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@DeborahDiane (40292)

• Laguna Woods, California

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv - Incredible photo! It does look like the bee is wearing glasses!

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@DeborahDiane (40292)

• Laguna Woods, California

23 Feb 22

@JudyEv - It is really an amazing photo. I do not think I have ever seen a bee so closely! Now, when I see a bee buzzing around the flowers here, I will wonder if they are wearing eyeglasses!

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

@DeborahDiane Some of the flowers are so brightly coloured, you'd think they'd need sunglasses. Now I'm wondering if they can squint.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Thanks. Once you think about the bee wearing glasses, it looks more and more like that is what it is.

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@BarBaraPrz (47308)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

23 Feb 22

It does look as if she's wearing coke-bottle glases.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Maybe she is getting old.

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@much2say (55601)

• Los Angeles, California

23 Feb 22

Those glasses are quite a fashion statement - bee-utiful

!

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Haha - very clever. Go to the top of the class - I mean, go to the top of the hive!

@rebelann (112870)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Feb 22

I find bees fascinating, all those that we see are female and I've seen a variety of different sizes over the years. My favorite ones are the big black ones. Sadly there haven't been very many here over the last 2 or 3 years.

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@rebelann (112870)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Feb 22

I believe it. I haven't seen very many bees in the last 3 or 4 years.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

They say bees are dying out and that we should be worried about their declining numbers.

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@wolfgirl569 (106226)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Feb 22

It does look like it.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

That's what I thought.

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@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

23 Feb 22

most interesting - if you have the right lens to a camera following insects can be most interesting

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

He has a good camera now and a better lens than he did have so it all helps.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

23 Feb 22

Favulous photo! It does look like the bee is wearing glasses

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

She has big thick ones, doesn't she?

@Dena91 (16636)

• United States

23 Feb 22

That is a great picture from Vince. I just thought there were honey bees and carpenter bees. Do yellow jackets, hornets and wasps count in the bee family?

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

I'm not sure about yellow jackets, etc. I've learnt that there are 1,700 species of Australian native bees. That's a LOT!! I know there are blue-banded bees, stingless bees and teddy bear bees among others.

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@Faster16 (3182)

• Indonesia

23 Feb 22

I am very inspired by bees, these little creatures are many examples of goodness, they are food from the best sources and produce honey which is good for human health

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

They are great role models for working hard, aren't they?

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@Faster16 (3182)

• Indonesia

24 Feb 22

@JudyEv Yes, they are good examples of hard workers, they are also smart

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@FourWalls (67979)

• United States

23 Feb 22

Wow, that is an amazing photo! That’s how I like to see bees. I don’t want to get too close to one to scare it or anger it.

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@FourWalls (67979)

• United States

24 Feb 22

@JudyEv — oh, I hope not! Does he use a longer lens on his camera? I assume he isn’t doing that with an iPhone.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

@FourWalls It's a SLR camera and some sort of lens but not a huge long one. Does that help?

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

They don't seem to mind Vince zooming in on them. Maybe he'll get too close one day and get himself stung.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

23 Feb 22

Omg nerdy glasses activated! So cute!!

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

Yep, nerdy glasses for sure.

@cacay1 (83480)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

23 Feb 22

It seems bee in photo has one eye in trouble. Still, it looks so lovely, creature of God. Without bees, no humans to exist.

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@cacay1 (83480)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

24 Feb 22

@JudyEv, is the bee in photo one eyed?

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

@cacay1 He could be, I guess.

@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

That's right and they are saying that bees are in trouble.

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@Ronrybs (19268)

• London, England

23 Feb 22

It'll be sunglasses, it is summer even for bees!

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 22

Going into a field of sunflowers, they'd need sunglasses. I wonder if bees can squint?

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Mar 22

@Ronrybs Yes, true.

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@Kandae11 (54997)

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23 Feb 22

Ha ha Either shortsighted or fashion conscious.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Feb 22

I wonder if she has sunglasses at home.

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Mildred Tabitha

@mildredtabitha (16126)

• Nairobi, Kenya

27 Feb 22

Yeah, it looks like it's wearing glasses. That's a beautiful photo. I had watched a bee movie recently and your topic reminded me of it

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 22

They are fascinating creatures. I'm glad you like the photo. I thought it was cute.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Feb 22

@mildredtabitha I'm not surprised you're afraid of them. Bee stings can hurt.

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Mildred Tabitha

@mildredtabitha (16126)

• Nairobi, Kenya

27 Feb 22

@JudyEv One bee sting me when I was a child. I became afraid of them since then

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