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'Get off...I was here first!' Bees and spiders all vying for the best place on my lavender! The spider is a Lynx spider (Oxyopes) Apis mellifera,Geotagged,South Africa,Spring,Western honey bee,africa,bees,insects,south africa Click/tap to enlarge

'Get off...I was here first!'

Bees and spiders all vying for the best place on my lavender! The spider is a Lynx spider (Oxyopes)

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Really great macro again, very sharp and an interesting scene. Who won this battle? Posted 10 years ago

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The Western honey bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name "Apis" is Latin for "bee", and "mellifera" is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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Uploaded Oct 13, 2014. Captured Oct 13, 2014 13:27 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm