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Prickly Poppy
Prickly Poppy
lynnmarie


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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Hays, KS
Date: Jul 17, 2007
Aperture: 9.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 18, 2007

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Comments: 4
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 Two honeybees (Apis mellifera) on a white prickly poppy (Argemone polyanthemos)

The honeybee was designated as the Kansas state insect in 1976.

One-fourth of the population of honeybees has disappeared in the United States. Scientists are not sure why, but this could adversely affect our food crops.

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 07/19/2007 11:55:55 AM
Incredible...love this photo. The detail is amazing.
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 07/18/2007 10:32:46 PM
This is beautifully photographed. The stem looks so pricklly. I read recently that many birds had also greatly diminished in population in the States.
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 07/18/2007 01:08:59 PM
OMG Lyn- this is GORGEOUS ! Poppies are so papery and crinkly- the sharpness of this is to die for ! I know about the bee story- we best find out why in a hurry !
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 07/18/2007 01:05:17 PM
Wonderful capture. Good to see the bees hard at work and sad to hear they are in trouble.
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