Centris decolorata, F, Side, Puerto Rico_2013-07-04-123724 ZS PMax_11540087284_o tropical western hemisphere's ans
Centris decolorata, F, Side, Puerto Rico_2013-07-04-123724 ZS PMax_11540087284_o tropical western hemisphere's answer to the Bumblebee. Bumblebees are absent from the Caribbean but bees of the genus Centris are of the same size and shape and fill the same floral niche muscling their way into large tropical flowers. Collected by Sara Prado in Puerto Rico and Photographed by Wayne Boo Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile Centris decolorata, F, Side, Puerto ZS PMax
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