This, I believe, is a Dark Honey Bee. He was extremely docile and not particularly bothered by me taking his picture.
I was most intrigued by the shape of his face from the front – seemingly flat, and heart-shaped. It would be interesting to know why, but it doesn’t seem to be something anyone else has really noticed, except me …
© Alice through the Macro Lens [2012]
Alice through the Macro Lens 
I ❤ your bee! Yes, his/her face is heartshaped.
I’m glad someone else sees it.
maybe I’m not imagining things after all 🙂
Love that first shot… are you using a tripod??
Sadly, I don’t possess a tripod, so it’s all hit and miss hand-held!
Unlike Rick Diffley’s “together” pic.
I probably need to buy one, but the way I think, it’s just extra stuff to cart around.
2 of the best things I bought after my camera, zoom and macro lenses was a Lowepro Slingshot 202 bag http://www.lowepro.com/slingshot ( take a look at the video… yum yumm !!) and a Lightweight Manfrotto tripod which fits on the side of it.. makes life very easy all round 🙂
I am continually impressed by your photography. I love the close-ups and detail that you capture.
Thank you for the compliments.
I love how you find beauty in the most commonplace things – I mean, how many people would think an insect was a work of art?
Thank you. I must admit I do have a bit of a spot for them.
I’m just waiting impatiently for the butterflies to start emerging.