Deptford Pink Flower With a Tiny Bee
This is a wild grass flower called Deptford Pink, or Dianthus Armeria and commonly known as grass pink! It is a tiny little flower that grows among the grass in my backyard. It blooms in July, and only lasts for a few days.
The deptford pink usually takes refuge under other plants, and only opens when there is sunlight. You see, I spent quite a lot of time observing this little beauty when my mind is filled with fragment thoughts.
This flower might look like the Little Lavender Flower I saw at the cemetery, but it is not!
And yes, here is another photo of the tiny little bee again! I'm that odd, but happy with this surprise. Also, I have been told that this is not a bee, but rather a hover fly, by Squirrel Queen, and by a commenter, zBugNerd, who went in great length to explain the differences between the fly and the bee. I really appreciate the information by both!
Ok, here comes however, I'm having a hard time preferring to it as a fly, since the body is exactly of a bee! I also see a stinger on its buttock :-). In any case, this little creature is quite fascinating to see.
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23 comments:
beautiful pictures Icy, it does look like a bee, but even if it's a fly, the picture is still awesome.
It does look like a bee.
I love that shot of the first flower. Amazing that weed could be so fragile and beautiful.
Beautiful both flower and bee! :)
The flower is gorgeous and so is the hover fly. The main difference is that the Hover fly has one set of wings and a bee has two. Both are fascinating insects.
I just discovered these flowers this year. Aren't they nice. Cool fly.
Beautiful! Great detail too :)
bee or fly it does look so gorgeous to me...which reminds me of a short story reading assigment of my son I encoded a week ago about a chicken debated over by two brothers...a rooster or a hen...the conflict was unresolved to the end of the story:-)
What a pretty little flowers, with speckles on it. Sweet looking.
there is a tenderness about these photos...beautiful.
I've not seen flowers like this before. It's stunning!
Very nice capture of the insect...whatever it is! =)
Gorgeous up close and personal shot. Thanks for sharing at my newbie party.
I'm amazed at how much some people (my sister included) know about bugs. They're just bugs to me. Love your pictures!
Teresa
Great macro work!! Have a marvelous Monday!! :)
Super capture of the fly!
I would have thought bee if you hadn't explained.
I love the pattern on those petals.
Carletta's Captures
I'm visiting from Debbiedoo's. I love pictures of flowers, and that one with the "bee" is great. Nice to meet a fellow newbie.
Love the delicate wings and the pictures is gorgeous!
Veronica
www,tasselsandtwigs.blogspot.com
simply beautifully captured shots...lovely!
Baby bee, so cute or even a baby fly, either way great shots and I love this flower which I've not seen before. It is so pretty.
Regardless if it's a bee or fly, you've captured some great details in these macros!
Very nice photos.
The bee is a great bonus to your second photo.
Regards!
Wonderful pics of nature at its best.
What a dainty little flower and the bee is icing on the cake, so to speak!
What a dainty little flower and the bee is icing on the cake, so to speak!
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