The eyes have it.Look at the compound eyes of an insect. Some are colorful, some are drab. But they...
Blow Fly
EYES of the blow fly glowing red in the sunlight. This fly is perched on yarrow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey Bee
EYES of a honey bee are rimmed with hair. This worker bee is nectaring lavender (and keeping a close eye out on the photographer). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee
EYES of yellow-faced bumble bee scan the horizon. This is a Bombus vosnesenskii atop catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Metallic Green Sweat Bee
EYES of a metallic green sweat bee are rimmed in fluorescent green. This is a male sweat bee, Agapostemon texanus (as identified by native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp of UC Davis). It is on a seaside daisy at Tomales Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Leafcutter Bee
EYES of a leafcutter bee peer over rock purslane. This is a male Megachile sp. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, June 25, 2010 at
8:09 PM
Talk about pollen power.
When honey bees forage among the bird’s eyes, they're a delight to see....
Honey Bee
A HONEY BEE forages among the bird's eyes (Gilia tricolor) on the UC Davis campus. This is a native California wildflower common in the Central Valley. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bottoms Up
BOTTOMS UP--A honey bee dives in the tubular blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Covered with Pollen
COVERED WITH POLLEN, a honey bee emerges from the bird's eye blossom. She'll take the pollen back to her hive. It's good protein for the brood. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at
8:57 PM
Ever wonder how a honey bee sees?Its compound eyes are comprised of hundreds of single eyes...
Bee Eyes
COMPOUND EYES of the honey bee are comprised of hundreds of single eyes (ommatidia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Excellent Eyesight
HONEY BEE has excellent eyesight and can distinguish colors, although it can't see red. This bee is nectaring lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, November 27, 2009 at
6:41 PM
Irving Berlin wasn't writing about carpenter bees when he penned "Easter Bonnet":
In...
Carpenter Bee
CARPENTER BEE investigates a Bird's Eye blossom (Gilia tricolor) on the UC Davis campus. Pit stop for nectar! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Easter Bonnet
CARPENTER BEE snuggles inside a Bird's Eye (Gilia tricolor) blossom. Voila! An Easter bonnet. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at
7:03 PM
What has five eyes, six legs, two pairs of wings and can fly about 20...
The Queen and Her Court
THE QUEEN--The queen bee (center) lays about 2000 eggs a day during the peak season. Here she's surrounded by worker bees (infertile females). (Photo courtesy of Susan Cobey, Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis)
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at
3:36 PM