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  1. I just love bizarre creatures, this one has my attention. Promoted! Posted 11 years ago

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The Large Bee-fly, "Bombylius major", is a bee mimic. The eggs are flicked by the adult female toward the entrance of the underground nests of solitary bees and wasps. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to feed on the grubs.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Apr 15, 2014. Captured Apr 5, 2014 10:58 in 1003, 2347 Kladnitsa, Bulgaria.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm