Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog June 29, 2017 Excellent shot! 🙂 That’s actually a Hover Fly, which many people mistake for bees. Loading...
The Photonomad June 30, 2017 Ah ha! Well, as you can tell, I know nothing about flowers, plants and, of course, insects. I’m assuming this Hover Fly takes on the colour of a bee to make predators believe it has a sting (which is probably hasn’t)? Loading...
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Excellent shot! 🙂
That’s actually a Hover Fly, which many people mistake for bees.
Ah ha! Well, as you can tell, I know nothing about flowers, plants and, of course, insects. I’m assuming this Hover Fly takes on the colour of a bee to make predators believe it has a sting (which is probably hasn’t)?