Megachile rubi, M, Back, NC, Moore County
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Detailed Description
Collected by Heather Campbell in the sandhils of North Caroline (Moore County) here is a relatively uncommon bee of the sandy areas of the Deep South. Picture by Colby Francouer. 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 200. 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.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.