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25-MAY-2009

Bee Assassin

Bee Assassin, Apiomerus sp, either A. crassipes or A. californicus.

This one is waiting for a victim in a Yellow Mariposa Lily. I have seen them prey only on
bees. The small pollen-eating beetle seen here is apparently of no interest to the killer bug.


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