Showing posts with label Bee-Grabber fly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bee-Grabber fly. Show all posts

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Toft Garden 'Ugly' Bug Parade

I am still sorting the species etc from a garden recording session yesterday so here is an 'Ugly Bug Parade' from Toft - amazing what a macro lens reveals. The first is a Bee-Grabber fly which jumps onto a Bumble Bee to hitch a lift to its nest where it pays its fare as an egg laid in the Bees nest. The emerging grub feeds on the pollen and the bee larvae! The final image shows a Flower Spider that has captured a Hoverfly.