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Català: Una abella obrera (Apis mellifera) volant cap el rusc amb una càrrega de pol·len en la concavitat de les potes posteriors. Fotografia presa a Dar es Salaam, Tanzània.
Deutsch: Eine Westliche Honigbiene (Apis mellifera) beim Transportieren von Pollen. Fotografiert in einem privaten Bienenhaus in Daressalam, Tansania.
Eesti: Meemesilane (Apis mellifera) kandmas õietolmu. Pildistatud Dar es Salaamis, Tansaanias.
English: 12mm long Apis mellifera, Apis mellifera flying back to its hive carrying pollen in a pollen basket. Pictured in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on a private facility.
Español: La abeja europea ( Apis mellifera) con polen.
Français : Une abeille domestique ( Apis mellifera), vole vers sa ruche chargée de pollen, placé dans ses sacs polliniques. Photo prise à Dar es Salaam, en Tanzanie, dans un rucher privé.
Italiano: Un' Ape (Apis mellifera) riporta il polline accumulato nella cestella all' alveare.
Nederlands: Een honingbij (Apis mellifera) vliegt terug naar de kolonie met stuifmeel in een stuifmeelmand (corbicula) onder haar lijf.
Suomi: Tarhamehiläinen (Apis mellifera) lentämässä takaisin pesäänsä kantaen siitepölyä mukanaan. Kuva otettu Dar es Salamissa, Tansaniassa.
Svenska: Ett flygande tambi (Apis mellifera) med pollen.
Date April 2009 (30 April 2009, according to EXIF data)
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English: A European Honey Bee ( Apis mellifera) flying back to its hive carrying pollen in a pollen basket.
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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Exposure time 1/200 sec (0.005)
F-number f/11
ISO speed rating 400
Date and time of data generation 14:57, 30 April 2009
Lens focal length 150 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 762.667 dpi
Vertical resolution 762.667 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time 19:12, 4 June 2009
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Manual
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 14:57, 30 April 2009
Meaning of each component
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Shutter speed 7.6438598632812
APEX aperture 6.9188690185547
Exposure bias 0
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash fired, compulsory flash firing, red-eye reduction mode
Supported Flashpix version 0,100
Colour space sRGB
Focal plane X resolution 4,433.2953249715
Focal plane Y resolution 4,453.6082474227
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Manual exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard
Supported Flashpix version 1
Image height 1,754 px
Image width 1,169 px
Date metadata was last modified 22:12, 4 June 2009

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