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Walter S.<p>Looks like a bee, but this is mimicry.</p><p>The large bee-flies (Bombylus major) are always fun to watch. Their proboscis appears to be almost as long as the fly itself.</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/mft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mft</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/microfourthirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microfourthirds</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darktable</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/bombylius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bombylius</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/BombyliusMajor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BombyliusMajor</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flies</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/BeeFly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeeFly</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/wollschweber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wollschweber</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Gro%C3%9FerWollschweber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GroßerWollschweber</span></a></p>
SK53<p>The second clip shows a Honey Bee disturbed on Ceanothus by a Dark-edged Bee-fly. </p><p>Spring has started quite slowly: still relatively few nectar sources and daytime temperatures need to be a bit higher too.2 of 2</p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/ApisMellifera" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ApisMellifera</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/BombyliusMajor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BombyliusMajor</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/HoneyBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HoneyBee</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/BeeFly" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BeeFly</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Ceanothus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ceanothus</span></a><br /><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pollinators</span></a></p>
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