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Photographer Captures Bee Peeing Mid-Flight

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A bee caught short while flying. Mark Parrott

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An amateur photographer managed to catch the exact moment a bee expelled its uric acid while flying. The image has caused a buzz online, as photographer Mark Parrott told the Grimsby Telegraph, "I was shocked with excitement when I saw the shot and couldn't believe what I was seeing. It’s difficult to get good close-up shots without a tripod and this one was taken handheld."

Parrott managed to capture the unusual image while photographing a swarm in his back garden in Grimsby, England.

[H/T The Huffington Post]
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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHEDAugust 25, 2015

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