Cuckoo bees ( Nomada sp.) by larose forest photos


02-MAY-2015	Christine Hanrahan

Two cuckoo bees on some Cardamine flowers. These wasp-like bees are kleptoparasites on bees such as Andrenids.

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hamery		09-May-2015 13:49
Excellent details, Christine. Great lights and a marvalous capture of the busy bee. Very well done ! BV

Jim Coffman		08-May-2015 23:26
Super sharp image !!

Stephanie		08-May-2015 22:53
What a pretty capture of this charming bees!! Love their name!! V

Helen Betts		08-May-2015 22:35
They certainly are interesting, and you have captured them in excellent detail. V.

globalgadabout		08-May-2015 20:19
opportunists then, and capable looking too....what an amazing image..

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