Ileana Calotescu
It is Saturday! Time for new critters. What a critter can be? An animal, a bird, an insect, a reptile …. Let’s see all the critters in the world.
Known as Bee Fly, Bombylius major it’s neither fly nor bee! It is something between the two species. It has a hairy body and a long rigid proboscis in comparison with the body. Bombylius major can be seen visiting and foraging nectar from flowers
The bee fly is a parasite of solitary bees, wasps and beetles.That means it lays its eggs into or near the nests of the host insects. The larvae enter inside the host’s nest and eats the food stored, as well as the young solitary bees or wasps
If you missed my previous posts about critters, check these links:
Saturday critters – Sfinx colibri
Saturday Critters – Six spot burnet
Saturday Critters -Grasshoppeers
Saturday critters- Butterflies
That’s a rather devious critter, isn’t it?
It’s an interesting critter, I’ve never seen it before.
Nice macro! Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful shots, Ileana! I’ve never seen one in real life, so I enjoyed looking at the closeups.
What a fantastic capture!!!
Incredible, i like these more than the last ones
I have seen one maybe twice, very rare in my yard. They are incredible to watch.
Great capture.