The ugly fly with ugly habits

Lord Vetinari

Lord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins

July 2, 2015 edited July 3, 2015 in Holy Macro

The ugly fly with ugly habits -Conopid fly Sicus ferrugineus on the lookout for bumble bees to parasitise. They lock on to them like a radar dish when the bees are in flight - intercept them in mid air and lay an egg on them. Strong natural light.

Brian V.

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e6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins

July 2, 2015 edited July 2, 2015

Brian,

Nice detail, plenty of attitude.

Harold

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Stumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins

July 2, 2015 edited July 2, 2015

Nice!

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Paul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins

July 2, 2015 edited July 2, 2015

Amazing habit - never seen one though - my bees are safe!

Paul.

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kdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins

July 2, 2015 edited July 2, 2015

Ick. And, nice work--really good detail!

Kate
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IPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins

July 2, 2015 edited July 2, 2015

Odd looking fly but very good shots of it Brian.

Ian Clark
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Lord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins

July 3, 2015 edited July 3, 2015

e6filmuser wrote: »

Brian,

Nice detail, plenty of attitude.

Harold

Stumblebum wrote: »

Nice!

Paul Iddon wrote: »

Amazing habit - never seen one though - my bees are safe!

Paul.

kdotaylor wrote: »

Ick. And, nice work--really good detail!

IPClark wrote: »

Odd looking fly but very good shots of it Brian.

Thanks all for the comments - appreciated.
They are actually fascinating to watch.
Brian v.

Brian V.
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