On a hike to the Big Island's, Pololu Valley, we arrived at the valley floor, black sand beach, to see confused honey bees (Apis mellifera) crawling all over the sand. They were getting drowned in the waves or trying to burrow into in the sand, which would have the same end result. I described the observation to an entomologist, who explained to me that sometimes when the queen bee is seeking a new nesting site, some of the worker bees become confused and lose their way.

Tags:   honey bee Apis mellifera Big Island Hawaii USA Pololū Valley Hymenoptera European Honey Bee black sand beach rocks shoreline

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This arachnid was taken on the Big Island of Hawaii in Kipuka Pua'ulu Special Ecological Area, which is near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

Tags:   arachnid spider unidentified species unknown Hawaii Big Island Kipuka Pua'ulu Special Ecological Area Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park ID HELP NEEDED November 26, 2009

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I'm currently working on groups of old photographs taken with digital point and shoot cameras from 2010. This was taken with a SeaLife DC1200 underwater/land camera.

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I'm currently working on groups of old photographs taken with digital point and shoot cameras from 2010. This was taken with a SeaLife DC1200 underwater/land camera in my backyard (Orland Park, Illinois, USA) on July 18, 2010.

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I'm currently working on groups of old photographs taken with digital point and shoot cameras from 2010. This was taken with a SeaLife DC1200 underwater/land camera.

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