Today, we are going to share incredible detailed photos of bees that will make you say Awesome. Sam Droege is a head of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory from Beltsville, Maryland. Sam and his talented team of about 8 people have been photographing bees and other insects for the past six or seven years. The Sam Droege’s site is designed to provide the access to the photographers so that they may be freely upload and used their photos. You don’t need to ask permission for any use of these pictures. here we have selected the most spectacular macro photography from am Droege’s Flickr account. Happy viewing 🙂
Bembix americana, female, Sand Wasp
Perdita latior, male, Arizona Petrified Forest National Park
Amblycorypha oblongifolia, Oblong-winged katydid, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Andrena barbara, female
Ant back
Augochlora regina, U, side, Dominican Republic
Banasa dimiata
Cemolobus ipomoeae
Ceratina smaragdula, male, and introduced bee, Hawaii, Oahu
Chlorion aerarium, Cumberland, Maryland
Coelioxys coturnix, male, Cumberland
Conocephalus, Meadow Katydid, Maryland, USA
Conura near maria
Dieunomia xerophila
Hoplitis fulgida, female, Grand Tetons National Park
Macro Photography
Megachile deceptrix, F, side, Dominican Republic
Megachile lanata, GTMO Cuba, Female
Megachile Poeyi, Female
Megachile sculpturalis, female, Maryland
Osmia distincta, Allegany County, Maryland
Philanthus gibbosus, female, Anne Arundel County, Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge, Maryland,
photographing bees
Sharpshooter, Cuerna species, 1, U, back, Fossil Butte, Wyoming
Unknown species of ant, Fossil Butte National Monument
Unknown species of Dasymutilla
