One of the many kinds of pollinators my cactus flowers get a visit from are bumblebees. They go from open flower to flower and pretty much get covered in pollen. I took my macro lens and attached it to my Lumix GH6 camera, and on a sunny day I visited my cactus baskets and got to see a bumblebee visiting them.
https://i.postimg.cc/KYZ0g6rW/P1013036.jpg
https://s8.postimg.cc/5w0d1f991/panasonic_dmcgh3.png Camera Model|Lumix GH6 |
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https://s8.postimg.cc/foc7yf96d/lens.png Lens | Olympus MSC ED M. 60mm Macro lens
https://s8.postimg.cc/p8vuli8ut/cropfilter1.png Filter| none
https://s8.postimg.cc/r1u5wcrvp/apture.png Aperture| f/2.8
https://s8.postimg.cc/89iassimt/Timeexposurevalue.png Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec|
https://s8.postimg.cc/kqoyfm5z9/iso.png Film Speed| 100|
https://s8.postimg.cc/fpm5rwvlh/spectrum.png Spectrum| Visual Light
https://s8.postimg.cc/63slc3wv9/wavelengh1.png Wavelength| 380 through 700 nanometers
https://s8.postimg.cc/wd92h2lo5/location.png Location| Central Virginia USA.
https://i.postimg.cc/qqtbv2XM/P1012964.jpg
It did not seem to mind my presence.
https://i.postimg.cc/90vxRzJP/P1012970.jpg
Sticking its head deep into the flower I guess that is how it gets the nectar.
https://i.postimg.cc/gc5tBBmw/P1012982.jpg
Flying off to the next flower.
https://i.postimg.cc/zXg2mSGx/P1012986.jpg
We can see pollen on its back legs, maybe it has a pollen basket.. Not sure about this species of bee.
https://i.postimg.cc/6pxjB27t/P1013019.jpg
In this one it does look like it has a basket, some bees have them and some do not. The ones that do not are like mason bees that completely cover themselves in the pollen to transport it. Instead of storing it in special baskets on the bees.
https://i.postimg.cc/dVRW3sdd/P1013027.jpg
Hah quite the pollen covered sugar cookie right there. Seems like it does not mind. I think I would be sneezing a lot.. lol