This is an amazingly well detailed posting, Raj, although your narrative makes you sound less enthusiastic about it than I do. Other than a little noise in the greens, I can't think of any nasty things to say. I could look it up, but I'm feeling awfully lazy. I'm very impressed with the colors in the stamen (or whatever they call the center of the flower) and even more impressed with the sharp detail work on the hymenoptera (bee) wings. Nice effort for your "obligatory Friday image."
I think that bee is really enjoyed your Foofy Friday image, Raj. So much so, that it became a part of it. LOL. Outstanding color and sharpness..a beauty of a shot.
My thanks to all who leave comments for my work and to those of you who like one enough to make it a favourite. To touch just one person that way makes each image worthwhile. . . . . . . . . .. . . . "The question is not what you look at, but what you see" ~ Marcel Proust