Svastra atripes, Female,Side,Brevard County, FL_2013-11-14-094439 ZS PMax_12298187833_o Svastra, a good name I think for this mo

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Svastra atripes, Female,Side,Brevard County, FL_2013-11-14-094439 ZS PMax_12298187833_o Svastra, a good name I think for this moody genus, I am not sure of the derivation, but these are large, mostly uncommon bees that inhabit high quality diverse open bioscapes. They do not occur in cities. This species is especially dark and is at the southern edge of its range at Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. Photograph by Colby Francouer. Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, , ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile Svastra atripes, Female,Side,Brevard County, ZS PMax

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