Megachile mendica, m, face, prince george's co, md

The most common eastern native Megachile, Megachile mendica. In this case a male, oft confused with M. brevis. Photography by Amanda Robinson. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is allYe know on earth and all ye need to know" Ode on a Grecian Urn"John Keats Art Photo Book: Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World.USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.