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Posted: 26 Jun 2019

Taken: 13 Jun 2017

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1/800 • f/9.0 • 300.0 mm • ISO 100 •

SONY SLT-A77V

70-300mm F4-5.6 SSM

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Keywords

Wales •
Honeybee •
Honey Bee •
Sony SLT-A77V •
Oxeye Daisy •
Bridgend •
Glamorgan •
European honey bee •
Wildlife Trusts •
Moon Daisy •
Western Honey Bee •
Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 SP Di USD •
Parc Slip NNR •
s/n 5701360 •
WTSWW •
Wildlife Trust Of South & West Wales •
South Wales •
GBR •
Adult •
Nature •
United Kingdom •
Flora •
Animals •
Day •
Insect •
Spring •
Moonpenny •
Fauna •
Daisy •
Leucanthemum vulgare •
Wildlife •
Plants •
Apis mellifera •
Eristalis tenax •
HoverFly •
Fly •
Drone Fly •

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Photo replaced on 28 Jun 2019
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Daisy, Honey Bee Mimic

Daisy, Honey Bee Mimic
"Drone Fly" [a HoverFly] impersonating a Honey Bee collecting nectar from Ox-Eye Daisy at Parc Slip NNR, Bridgend.
Mimicry here is probably related to Preditor protection.
Various preditors have been seen to avoid Honey Bees as Prey species, probably due to an experience when young

Jocelyne Villoing, Nouchetdu38, and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo

Comments
 Jaap van 't Veen
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Wonderful close-up.
4 years ago.
 Barman58
Barman58 club
Must admit I had doubts myself, will need to get the books out and try to tie it down to a species type at least, The Honey bee is an awkward creature to classify as it it actually a Vegetarian Wasp! a quirk of evolution
4 years ago.
 Barman58
Barman58 club
Update

Details of image now corrected thanks to The Chairman8 www.ipernity.com/home/thechairman8 for mentioning my ID error
4 years ago.

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