Lots of #insects emerging with the sunnier weather locally. Brimstone butterflies in the garden this morning, a few solitary #bees around. Need to keep a lookout for #beeflies
#Spring

Spotted Bee Fly (Anthrax irroratus) larvae are parasitoids of solitary bees and wasps, living in close association with their hosts and ultimately causing the host’s death.

#parasitoids #beeflies #nature #wildlife #california

Greater Bee Fly (Bombylius major)

Greater Bee Fly from Hedgerley Close, Cambridge, Anglaterra, GB on March 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM by Albert Cardona

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The Greater Bee Fly (Bombylius major) mimics a bee, allowing it to approach solitary bee and wasp nests unnoticed. Females flick their eggs inside, and once hatched, the larvae consume the host’s larvae.

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Wollschweber / Humbleflies / Bombyliidés : Harry Göhde : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Die Wollschweber (Bombyliidae), auch Trauerschweber, Hummelschweber oder seltener Trauerfliege, sind eine Familie der Zweiflügler (Diptera) und werden den...

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A bee fly (Bombyliidae). Bee flies do not sting. They are pollinators and their larva feed on other insect species.

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just cute bee flies with some adorable sweets! 

This is available on mugs, shirts, pillows, and totes. #beeflies #beefly #pattern #artistshop

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The Shirt Hoard

Greater Bee Fly, Bombylius major Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/14 1/40 iso: 1600 Prague, Czech Republic 4/14/2009 #Diptera #Beeflies #Flies #insects #invertebrates #Macro #grasslands
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in Harrys Fotoalbum

Harrys Fotoalbum
Greater Bee Fly, Bombylius major on Grape Hyacinth, Muscaria sp Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/ 14 1/80 iso: 1600 Prague, Czech Republic 4/14/2009 #BeeFlies #Bombyliidae #Diptera #Insects #invertebrates #macro