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Lord Vetinari
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Spotted my first plasterer bee ( Colletes sp.)of the year the other day in the neighbour's garden feeding on ox-eye daisies. It soon became obvious that it was being followed around by a medium sized fly which stayed around 6" away at all times. Turns out the fly was a Sarcophagid Miltogramma species which are kleptoparasites of the bees. It presumably follows the bee back to it's nest and then lays it's eggs in there.
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Amazing they stood still for their pictures to be taken! Nice work Brian!
Great macros. The shots of the follower seems technical just a little better than the others.
Thanks for the comments
Joyce - one thing bugs do not normally do is stay still especially when feeding.
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Wonderful! I love the level of detail on these (and on all of your photos!).
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Thanks Denise
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