Greater bee fly ( Bombylius mexicanus ) by larose forest photos


07-JUN-2017	Christine Hanrahan

Nectaring on Tartarian honeysuckle. These little insects are flies, not bees, but they are named bee flies because they really do resemble a bee.

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Graeme		08-Jun-2017 22:06
A superb close up of this bee, Christine.BV!!

Kuriacose Joseph		08-Jun-2017 21:01
Could have fooled me. They look like bees!

globalgadabout		08-Jun-2017 19:41
a fuzzy forager of sympathetic appearance..

Pierre Martin		08-Jun-2017 19:27
superb catch, they are not eazy since they are in constant movement!

Helen Betts		08-Jun-2017 18:40
Such a beautiful and nicely detailed capture. Interesting that it isn't a bee. V.

Carl Carbone		08-Jun-2017 17:41
Love these sweet little creatures! Excellent shot.

Chris Morton		08-Jun-2017 17:40
delightful and thanks for info

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