Just to follow up from Sonix's observation of this species of bee hanging on to its perch just using its mouth to bite on to something, here's another shot taken at Sime Forest this morning. The bee seems to remain very stationary and well-balanced on its perch. Notice that the legs are all folded against its body and not touching anything. Interesting posture... :think:
Nikkor 70-180mm (tripod mounted) ; ISO 320 ; 1/90s / f9.0 ; -0.3EV ; fill flash -1.7EV
Nikkor 70-180mm (tripod mounted) ; ISO 320 ; 1/90s / f9.0 ; -0.3EV ; fill flash -1.7EV