{"id":1992,"date":"2014-10-06T10:06:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T17:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2014-11-06T17:32:36","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T01:32:36","slug":"apis-mellifera-european-honey-bee-pride-of-barbados-caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/2014\/10\/06\/apis-mellifera-european-honey-bee-pride-of-barbados-caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride-of-Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1993\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1993\" data-attachment-id=\"1993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/2014\/10\/06\/apis-mellifera-european-honey-bee-pride-of-barbados-caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima\/nv-2014-sep-29-caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima-14nv0938.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2014 David Allio&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;2014 September 29 | Monday: Apis mellifera european honey bee collects nectar from a Pride-of-Barbados Caesalpinia pulcherrima Poinciana pulcherrima&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411948800&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2014 David Allio - All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NV: 2014 Sep 29 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Poinciana pulcherrima&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NV: 2014 Sep 29 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Poinciana pulcherrima\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2014 September 29 | Monday: Apis mellifera european honey bee collects nectar from a Pride-of-Barbados Caesalpinia pulcherrima Poinciana pulcherrima&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Caesalpinia pulcherrima Poinciana pulcherrima | \u00a92014 David Allio&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima-14nv0938.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima-14nv0938.jpg\" alt=\"Caesalpinia pulcherrima Poinciana pulcherrima\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima-14nv0938.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima-14nv0938-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/caesalpinia-pulcherrima-poinciana-pulcherrima-14nv0938-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Caesalpinia pulcherrima or Poinciana pulcherrima<\/em> | \u00a92014 David Allio<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A European Honey Bee <em>Apis mellifera<\/em><sup>1<\/sup> collects nectar from a Pride-of-Barbados <em>Caesalpinia pulcherrima<\/em> or <em>Poinciana pulcherrima<\/em><sup>2<\/sup>.  The Pride-of-Barbados has become naturalized throughout the tropics.  This specimen was found in southern Nevada.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<hr size=1 width=69%><\/center><br \/>\n<center><small>camera: <b>Nikon D3<\/b> | lens: <b>AF Nikkor VR Zoom 70-200mm f\/2.8G IF-ED<\/b><br \/>focal length: 200mm | exposure: f\/9 &#8211; 1\/1000th &#8211; ISO 200<\/small><\/center><center><\/p>\n<hr size=1 width=69%><\/center><\/p>\n<p><small><sup>1<\/sup>Mortensen, Ashley N., Daniel R. Schmehl, and Jamie Ellis. <em>European Honey Bee &#8211; Apis Mellifera.<\/em> Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Aug. 2013. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. <https:\/\/entnemdept.ufl.edu\/creatures\/MISC\/BEES\/euro_honey_bee.htm>.<br \/><sup>2<\/sup> USDA.gov. <em>PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS<\/em>. PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS. USDA.gov, n.d. 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