Mastodawn

A very last minute #InsectSaturday / #InsektenSamstag + 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚃𝚒𝚖𝚎

I have been bemoaning the fact that it's been so cold in the UK that the bees have been nowhere to be found. While I was taking pictures of Mom's roses I had to crawl halfway into my Hebe and when I turned around I saw MY FIRST BEE! It flew away before I could get more than a shot of it's ass but I was so excited that I sent this pic to @NotAHopeInHades to share my joy. After graciously complimenting my photo (in an attempt to soften the blow, no doubt) they gently informed me that my bee was, in fact, a motherfucking wasp.

So here's a Yellowjacket tush with some ready to burst Hebe buds. Enjoy.

#hebe #purpleflowers #wasp #yellowjacket #yellowjacketwasp #insect #insects #Insekt #Insekten #flower #flowers #Blume #Blumen #bloomscrolling #garden #nature #Natur #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #makro #makrofotografie #closeup #closeupshot #photography #Fotografie #amateurphotography

Coprolite9000 - Pixelfed 12h ago

For #insectSaturday / #insektenSamstag - I saw an interesting bee buzzing around the top of a low wall - I willed it to land, so I could take some photos.

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It landed, and got grabbed by a spider. Oh no. Fortunately (for the bee) it escaped.

Bee: Coelioxys sp. - a cuckoo bee, aiming to lay eggs in the nest of solitary Megachile bees? Probably not so fortunate an escape for those other bees.

#Derbyshire #insects #bees #spiders #macrophotography

~meoralis~13h ago

Maybe not the most exciting visitor in my front garden, but willing to pose for #InsektenSamstag/#InsectSaturday 🪰

(The #daisy was drooping, so the image isn't rotated)

#Fliege #fly #Schmeißfliege #Calliphoridae #blowfly #carrionFly #greenbottle #Insekt #insect #insects #Insekten #daisies #oxeyeDaisy #dogDaisy #marguerite #Margerite #Margeriten #WiesenMargerite #Leucanthemum #Blume #Blumen #flower #flowers #Natur #nature #florespondence #bloomScrolling #FlowerFriday #WildflowerWednesday

Madelief en Leed 🏳️‍🌈14h ago

🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #GewoneWesp #MijnTuinLeeft #Insectenzaterdag
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #GemeineWespe #MeinGartenLebt #Insektensamstag
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #CommonWasp #InsectSaturday #MyGardenLives
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #VosaObecná
#VespulaVulgaris

Madelief 15h ago

🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #Teunisbloempijlstaart een bijzondere waarneming in #MijnTuinLeeft #Insectenzaterdag
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Nachtkerzenschwärmer #MeinGartenLebt #Insektensamstag
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #WillowherbHawkmoth #MyGardenLives #InsectSaturday
#ProserpinusProserpina

Yvonne 21h ago

An ordinary flesh fly but close-up quite a beautiful insect. #insect #insectsofthefediverse #insectsaturday #flies #insectphotography #nature #natuur #photography #insectsofmastodon #fly

Dr Helen Wilson 23h ago

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)
Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare) and
Poplar Leaf Beetle (Chrysomela populi)

at Braunton Burrows sand dune system, part of the North Devon Biosphere Reserve, designated for the rarity of the plant and insect life that inhabits it.

#BloomScrolling #Wildflower #Nature #Insects #InsectSaturday #Environment #WildlifePhotography #Devon