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16-JUN-2016 Christine Hanrahan

Cuckoo Leaf-cutter bee (Coelioxys)

Fletcher Wildlife Garden

Cleptoparasites of leaf-cutter bees (Megachile). This one was near a bee box set up for nesting bees and which megachilids have been using.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/400s f/4.0 at 4.6mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Graeme19-Jun-2016 10:55
Very much hidden against the tree bark.V
Hank Vander Velde17-Jun-2016 00:43
aN OTHER EXCELLENT SHOT WELL DESCRIBED cHRISTINE.
Pierre Martin17-Jun-2016 00:21
very well capted Christine!
Helen Betts17-Jun-2016 00:20
Well detailed, and looks great against that bright backdrop. V.
LynnH16-Jun-2016 22:02
Looking like a little alien. :) v
Carl Carbone16-Jun-2016 21:58
Wow, that's a neat one! Excellent capture!
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