tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post6607872195127289211..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: Long-tongued BumblebeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-29778682199065618442011-05-16T18:47:15.763+00:002011-05-16T18:47:15.763+00:00Thanks Toffeeapple..Thanks Toffeeapple..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-43326916243133697772011-05-16T18:46:57.755+00:002011-05-16T18:46:57.755+00:00Sure is, Swanscot - and so's digital photograp...Sure is, Swanscot - and so's digital photography for capturing an instant - I'd probably never have appreciated the length of the tongue if I'd been watchingPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-36361446621457925832011-05-16T18:45:30.541+00:002011-05-16T18:45:30.541+00:00Hi Claire, They're interesting insects to watc...Hi Claire, They're interesting insects to watch aren't they. Quite often they seem to just take a breather from ceaseless work, resting on a plant or a fence. I read somewhere that on warm days they can overheat and have to rest to cool down..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-67321171180751962632011-05-16T18:43:35.006+00:002011-05-16T18:43:35.006+00:00Hi Rob., when I find a dead one I'll do a bit ...Hi Rob., when I find a dead one I'll do a bit of dissection and find out!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-19864405394583198662011-05-16T16:51:55.299+00:002011-05-16T16:51:55.299+00:00Marvellous pictures again Phil.Marvellous pictures again Phil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-84738112792142715092011-05-16T15:17:36.088+00:002011-05-16T15:17:36.088+00:00Oh wow! What a superb shot of the bumblebee with h...Oh wow! What a superb shot of the bumblebee with his tongue extended. Ain't nature wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-66509056293265221742011-05-15T20:14:36.087+00:002011-05-15T20:14:36.087+00:00fantastic shots here Phil,I want to draw bees now!...fantastic shots here Phil,I want to draw bees now!!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662262765034384467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-15438744387978121932011-05-15T18:55:00.140+00:002011-05-15T18:55:00.140+00:00Last year I was surprised at the length of the hai...Last year I was surprised at the length of the hairy-footed flower bee's tongue, probing yellow flag in the local park. Like you, I wonder at the mechanism for retracting it. Telescopic perhaps?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042650405946029324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-32298103627848718792011-05-15T15:19:41.337+00:002011-05-15T15:19:41.337+00:00I wonder where the tongue goes when it's retra...I wonder where the tongue goes when it's retracted, lotusleaf?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-91858357793905823682011-05-15T15:18:54.628+00:002011-05-15T15:18:54.628+00:00In my experience someone always knows, Adrian - be...In my experience someone always knows, Adrian - best to get in a pre-emptive confession!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-46676217374018840432011-05-15T06:53:59.506+00:002011-05-15T06:53:59.506+00:00WOW! Obviously the ancients didn't know about ...WOW! Obviously the ancients didn't know about the length of the bumblebee's tongue. Many plants would have been named after it :)<br />About your earlier post, a rose is a rose, and a poppy is a poppy to ignoramuses like me, anyway!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-43104802708520745692011-05-15T06:32:34.918+00:002011-05-15T06:32:34.918+00:00Superb shots.
It was very honest of you to correct...Superb shots.<br />It was very honest of you to correct your miss ID............bet nobody would have known differently! Have a good day.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com