 A dragonfly on my finger September 11, 2011 - photo by Betsy Seeton  Taken September 11, 2011 - A male, White-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly. HERE'S THE LINK TO MY PHOTOS OF INSECTS: http://www.gettingintouchwithnature.com/insects.html  Add Comment The photos below were taken August 30 & 31, 2011 by Betsy Seeton  What a cool looking spider!      My LADYBUG photo book is now available for sale! This 12 X 12 hardback makes a stunning gift book or the perfect coffee table book that adds color and beauty to any setting. I've included some of the pages below to give you an idea of what is pictured. Contact me directly for international orders.  Mud Dauber  Mud Dauber - He turned to look at me when he saw the camera coming close to his face ...       Caught this little fella peeing ....   Dragonflies and Damselflies 07/22/2011
 Photo of a Dragonfly - July 22, 2011  Dragonfly letting me getting very close   Photo of of damselflies mating - July 22, 2011   Photo of dragonflies mating - July 24, 2011  photo of dragonfly close up      A dragonfly landed on my thumb ...  photo of dragonfly on my finger   "Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty." ~ Albert Einstein   Look at this spider's little face! He/she is looking straight at me. I threw the flower down to give contrast for the photo because the spider was so camouflaged against the rock.          LADYBUG PHOTO PAGE 07/16/2011
I've posted over 75 ladybug photos dedicated to their own page. For larger images, click here or on the collage below. These make fabulous framed prints. Email me for special orders.  All photos by Betsy Seeton. Please do not download any image without my permission. My photography is for sale and for educational use with permission.  Taken July 17, 2011 Technical Difficulties 07/13/2011
I'm having technical difficulties with this blog today. Am trying to reach my host - Weebly - but can't even get an email to go through to them. Sorry for the site loading strangely. Everything on the right gets wiped out and the left moves way far over. Maybe they'll fix it soon, but last year it took weeks upon weeks to fix .... Betsy YELLOWJACKETS, BUMBLE BEES, AND HONEY BEES 06/30/2011
 Yellowjacket    Small bumble bee   Yellowjacket coming out of the flower after sipping on some nectar    BEAUTIFUL BUMBLE BEE PHOTOS 06/28/2011
I posted this on My Blog yesterday: "It was my incredible good fortune today to find a place where the bumble bees gather. Yesterday I saw a huge one, and today I saw three on one photo shoot, and about four on another outing. I was able to get within inches of them and then I let one crawl on me! What a special treat."  An amazing thing happened when I was photographing one of these beautiful creatures. A wasp, or some strange bee-looking bug, attacked my bumble bee. It was a large bumble bee and the little guy knocked her two feet from the flower she was sipping. The bumble bee was a bit dazed, but didn't get aggressive or try to fight back. And the attacker went after her again! I didn't think twice before defending the bumble bee. I swiped the air with my arm to knock the attacker down. It worked. I cleared the air of the offending bug and the bumble bee went on merrily sipping nectar.  This was my first time ever holding a bumble bee. It was down by my foot and looked a bit disoriented. I picked it up and it crawled on me. I'm not sure she was okay. I've seen my honey bees like this. She tried to fly but could only buzz her wings and not take flight.  I handled a lot of honey bees over the past several months that were dying beneath their hive. Some had a frenzied drunk-like behavior. They couldn't rest. They would crawl, stumble, fall and keep on going. This bee was acting very similar to the honeybees.         |  SEARCH LIVEHONESTLY
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 This is a honey bee I rescued from drowning on May 29, 2011. She was trying to get her bearings in my hand. She wanted to stay on me even after showing her a leaf and flower, so I let her rest on me. Click image to see lots of bee photos  Click for ladybug photos My LADYBUG photo book is now available for sale! This makes a stunning gift book or the perfect coffee table book that adds color and beauty to any setting. Full of inspiring quotes.
  My INSECT JOURNAL CONTINUES ON THIS WEBSITE One square mile of land contains more insects than the total number of human beings on earth!
The Earth has a surface area of 196,939,900 square miles.  It's estimated that there are more than 200 million insects for each human on the planet!
 Transfer of nectar between two honey bees. The nectar goes from the worker bee to the house bee A recent New York Times article claimed that the world holds 300 pounds of insects for every pound of humans.
 Roly poly all rolled up There are some 900 thousand different kinds of living insects known in the world. The true number of insect species can only be estimated from present and past studies. Anywhere from 1 million to 10 million insects may still be unidentified as yet, according to scientists.
ArchivesSeptember 2011 CategoriesAll About insects ... "These small, six-legged creatures include bees, ants, flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, crickets, butterflies, cockroaches, termites, fleas, and beetles. Although some insects annoy us by spreading disease, damaging crops and household items, and biting people and pets, these represent only about 17% of all the 800,000 species. The rest of the insects serve a very valuable purpose in nature. These serve as food for birds, frogs, fish, and other animals; pollinate crops; destroy other harmful insects; give us honey, bees wax, shellac, and silk; and keep the land clean by feeding on dead animals and plants." Source of the above: http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com |
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