Bumblebee On Lavender

by Sharon McConnell

Title

Bumblebee On Lavender

Artist

Sharon McConnell

Medium

Photograph - Digital Art, Photopainting

Description

Bumblebees are social insects which form colonies with a single queen. Colonies are smaller than those of honeybees, growing to as few as 50 individuals in a nest. Female bumblebees can sting repeatedly, but generally ignore humans and other animals. Over 250 species are known.

Like their relatives the honeybees, bumblebees feed on nectar, using their long hairy tongues to lap up the liquid; the proboscis is folded under the head during flight. Bumblebees gather nectar to add to the stores in the nest, and pollen to feed their young. They forage using colour and spatial relationships to identify flowers to feed from. Some bumblebees rob nectar, making a hole near the base of a flower to access the nectar while avoiding pollen transfer. Bumblebees are important agricultural pollinators, so their decline in Europe, North America, and Asia is a cause for concern. The decline has been caused by habitat loss, the mechanisation of agriculture, and pesticides.

This original nature artwork features a photograph of a bumblebee on lavender, with digital painting and textures to create the final image.

Copyright 2016 Sharon McConnell, all rights reserved.
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July 7th, 2016

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