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Insects of the day

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited June 2021
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  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    edited June 2021
    A pair of bonking bees.  But which species?  They were at it for ages - enough time for me to go and get my camera and take a few shots.  They were still at it when I left. 
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Merodon equestris, the narcissus bulb hoverfly. A bumblebee mimic fly and a bit of a pain if you grow daffodils. There's a few bumblebee mimics that look similar but you can just about make out a bulge in the rear leg of the male which is only seen on this species. They also have a very distinctive buzz sound.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • An unidentified beetle on Cystus.


  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Thanks @wild edges .  Clever little thing to look so much like a bee!
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    An unidentified beetle on Cystus.
    Gaping wing cases, slightly shiny, I'm going to go with female swollen-thighed beetle. One of the false blister beetles anyway.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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