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Nikon D3x, Nikon D300, Canon 50D
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| | | | Halictus sexcinctus | Halictus sexcinctus counts to the order of Hymenoptera and belongs to the bees (Apiformes). The specimens can reach body lengths of 13-16 mm. The ends of their abdomens’ segments are with wide, white bends. The males are slimmer built than the females. The antennae of males are longer than those of the females, and in the middle yellow to dark brown in colour.
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| | | | Halictus sexcinctus prefers loamy or sandy areas with less vegetation and feed on pollen and nectar, especially those from aster, daisy or sunflower. | | |
| | | While the males in autumn die after mating, the females overwinter hidden. In spring they dig a nest, which consists of the main course (leading diagonally into the earth) and several short side galleries leading to the cells for the brood. They lay one egg only in each brood cell. The egg is located on a nectar pollen mixture, which (as food for the larvae) also is introduced to the brood cell. In summer the bees of the new generation slip. The parent female specimens survive until June.
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Photography with Cameras
Nikon D3x, Nikon D300, Canon 50D
Image editing with Photoshop | | 1. | Halictus sexcinctus | | 2. | Bee - Halictus sexcinctus - abdomen | | 3. | Halictus sexcinctus on yellow blossom | | 4. | Halictus sexcinctus - back view | | 5. | Head of Halictus sexcinctus |
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