A bee, or not a bee. That is the question!
A dark and gloomy day today meant not a lot of invertebrate life about. I did however see this chap in a brief moment of sunshine late this afternoon. This is a bumble bee mimic. It is actually a hoverfly and is one of the most variable hoverfly species. Volucella bombylans can look like a variety of different bumble bees. It is completely harmless. Its larvae are scavengers feeding in the nests of wasps and bumble bees.
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- Panasonic DMC-G2
- f/11.0
- 200mm
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