Comments | dave_t_lurker: Bee

dave_t_lurker

Bee

May 12, 2008 21:36

This fellow (or perhaps she is a lady, how do you tell with bees?) landed in front of me a few days ago as I was photographing other things. Quite cute, I think.
( Bee pic, don't click if you don't like bees )

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gerald_duck May 12 2008, 21:03:05 UTC

Only queen bees are female, and it's vanishingly unlikely you'll find one of those just wandering about.

In fact, bee sex is even stranger than that.

anonymous_greg May 12 2008, 21:59:21 UTC

Actually, worker bees are female, as well.

(It's the drones which are male.)

kniblet May 13 2008, 02:16:47 UTC

Agreed. Queen Bee is the only fertile female, but the workers are female, too.

scaree May 13 2008, 12:06:43 UTC

It's strange to think that although it's the Queen that lays the eggs, it's the *other females* who decide what those eggs will become.

kniblet May 13 2008, 02:17:31 UTC

She's adorable. So furry!

lonecow May 13 2008, 11:07:40 UTC

I love bee photos! I'm jealous of your macro capabilities. ;)

mazzie May 14 2008, 00:44:19 UTC

Hi there. Thank you for sending the moleskine. I was standing in my kitchen thinking "what on Earth...?" as I turned the package over in my hands.
Made my day.

May I add you?

Hello New Friend! dave_t_lurker May 14 2008, 07:07:56 UTC

Hiya, I'm glad it arrived at last. First time I tried to send it to you, it arrived back on my desk a week later.

Apologies for my hand writing.

Hello New Friend! mazzie May 14 2008, 12:00:40 UTC

No need to apologize. It was all part of the endearing mystique of the moment.

Endearing mystique? Is that possible? I might be prone to hyperbole.

slovakia May 20 2008, 17:43:34 UTC

Just thought you should know that this picture indirectly inspired the decision to go with a bee as the 'mascot' for Oxford Geek Night 7. I actually think your photo's a lot cooler than the one we went for, and I would have been all for getting your permission to use it, but I guess our designer types couldn't make it work with the cropping at the top. (Bah, slackers... I'm sure it would only have been a two minute job in photoshop :-) )