02 February 2009

Bunga Leletup - Stinking Passion Flower - Tetragonilla atripes


Honey bee (Apis sp.) helps pollinate this flower- yellow sac on legs are collected pollen.
EDIT [22/01/13]: After 3 years I finally got the right ID for this insect: Tetragonilla atripes
thanks to En.Abu Hassan Jalil from Facebook's My Nice Garden Chat group
Bee with Passiflora foetida


Bee with Passiflora foetidaFoetid Passion Flower or Stinking Passion Flower (Passiflora foetida)
yellow ripe fruits (above) and  green unopened flower bud below

Passiflora foetida
Passiflora foetidaCarpenter Bee with Passiflora foetida
Carpenter Bee with Passiflora foetidaCarpenter Bee is another pollinator
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11 comments:

Lana Gramlich said...

Great shots of such a pretty flower (the 1st shot with the pollen-laden bee is spectacular!) We have a type of passionflower in my area, too. I have some pictures of them here.

George said...

What beautiful pictures you've shared with us.

bass said...

Wow, these look so awesomely beautiful...I like the macro shot, hairs are noticeable.

Unknown said...

Stinking or not, that's a great flower.

DeniseinVA said...

These are incredible, the flower is unusual to me, very exotic and extremely beautiful. The bee is a wonderful addition.

Jama said...

Tak tahu pulak nama dia buah leletup, tapi memang cantik lah.

Jordan Sitorus said...

Beautiful shots with beautiful colors!thanks for sharing.

humanobserver said...

A lovely series of snaps...The first snap was superb...

VALKYRIEN said...

Amazing shots of a beautiful flower! Your pics stands out!

??? said...

Awesome photos, I like the one of the honey bee best

Anonymous said...

Great shots. Wow, that honey bee is flying with a load!