… well it’s not a Red-tailed Bumblebee which it is trying to mimic. It is a hoverfly called the Narcissus Bulb Fly Merodon equestris, also known as the Greater Bulb Fly. It knew the rain was on its way and had found a cosy covering under some spindle leaves.
Click and click again on the image to get that little bit closer …
June 2019, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
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Marvellous of you to spot this, Pete.
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Thank you Tish.
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Very nice shots. Steady hands LOL
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Thank you Ted. Nt always steady, so I take multitudes of images hoping I get a still one lol! 🙂
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Mirror eyes.
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I’m really interested in these , I bought a book last year about flies they are amazing. I think I read somewhere it’s the year of the fly ! Don’t quote me I might have imagined it !!
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Oddly enough I never used to like flies when I was younger, but as I have got older I am fascinated by them, and some of them have quite beautiful colours.
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