Melitta americana, M, Back, North Carolina, Moore County_2014-01-02-170327 ZS PMax-Recovered_12039762676_o A cranberry specialis

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Melitta americana, M, Back, North Carolina, Moore County_2014-01-02-170327 ZS PMax-Recovered_12039762676_o A cranberry specialist. This bee is one of the few bees that specializes on bogs and bog plants and is found in scattered locations from Southern New England along the coastal plane to the Gulf Coast. This specimen was collected by Heather Campbell in the sandhills of North Carolina. Photograph by Brooke Alexander. 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 Melitta americana, M, Back, North Carolina, Moore ZS PMax-Recovered

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