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Masked Bees Mating

            My first ever photo of bees mating! I cannot begin to exaggerate how quick it is. It was over and done with in about a second and a half, but I just happened to take the shot at that precise moment. I was over the moon! The mating bees are Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) turgicollaris. There was another male that kept trying to get in on the action, but he was unsuccessful. [Lower Blue Mountains, NSW]
   

Taken on: October 30, 2022

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Australian native bee

bee

Masked bee

Hylaeus

male

female

mating

breeding

Arthropod macro

Lower Blue Mountains

NSW

Australia

insect

bug

Hylaeus turgicollaris

Hibbertia scandens

Snake Vine

Guinea Flower

flower

yellow « less

Sets appears in: • Native Aussie Bees

Groups appears in: • Australian Native Bees • The Secret Life of Bees

Camera: Olympus TG-6, f/14.0, 1/100 sec, 18mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus TG-6
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Version 1.0
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