{"id":8572,"date":"2013-08-10T11:28:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T18:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=8572"},"modified":"2013-08-10T20:42:40","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T03:42:40","slug":"buzzzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=8572","title":{"rendered":"Buzzzz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The buzzing was incessant as I sat still on a rock in the middle of a patch of mud. Around me flew hundreds of insects spread over dozens of species of wasps, bees, flies and butterflies. Although I watched their activities, the minuteness and speed of many of these beasties put them beyond my photographic skills. So the pictures, below, are but a peek into this world. As long as I moved my camera slowly, most seemed unaware of my presence.<\/p>\n

Western Yellow Jackets abounded. It was probably the heat of the day that prompted them to be sipping. The yellow jackets seemed to favour the flowing water.
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There seemed to be no such preference from the European Paper Wasp; it happily sipped standing water.
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The Thread-waisted Wasp was a new species for me and I could not figure out what it was up to.
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Also new for me was the Western Leafcutter Bee. This solitary bee carries pollen on the golden hairs on the underside of its abdomen.
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This is the same Leafcutter Bee seen from above.
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While wasps and bees largely ignored me, flies would land on my trousers. This is a female Flesh Fly.
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And this is a male Blue-bottle Fly.
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A Woodland Skipper sips nutrients from the moist surface.
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Finally, this unknown bee was amazingly small. It has extended its tongue to the surface.
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