Odd little Pollenator by GBCalls
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Hi all, This is a couple strange bee like creatures I caught on camera yesterday. No idea what they would be named. These were the largest I saw,many were smaller- neither of these were 1/2 inch long - pear shaped, hovered like bees and were going wild flower to wild flower. I wish I had better shots but only had a few minutes to play at my lunch break. Thanks for looking and for all of the comments you post. Better if view is full sized. -GB-
Comments (23)
..wunderbar, dass Du die "erwischt" hast. Die sind fürchtlich unruhig und schwer vor die Linse zu bekommen! Zwei wunderbar, scharfe Aufnahme von diesem Wollschweber!
that is a strange looking bee ,looks as though it has a proboscis like a butterfly .excellent capture and presentation george :o) mick
sort of like my goldfish/koi mixed breed fish? Nice pictures.
Found this after I put the photo up - http://bugguide.net/node/view/14641
Thanks for your info, great shot ;O)
Very interesting!! Extraordinary crittur!
I've seen similar and thought it was some kind of beefly (bombyliidae).
We have a similar insect here in the UK, they are refrered to as Humble bees as oposed to bumble bees, although, I won't stick my neck out and say that this is one, great captures tho'
Excellent capture... one that I'll never be able to get, I run from them! LOL
There is such a thing as a bee fly. Could be one. If you ever want to identify a bug and have a little time to do it, go to Whatsthatbug.com and look through their photo ID pages. They have everything there and if they don't, just email a photo and question.
STUNNING CAPTURE
Splendid capture! Very unusual! Bunny
Well caught for such small critters. They look quite fuzzy too. Can't help with a name I'm afraid.
Excellent capture and presentation.
Wow, never seen one of those before - Interesting capture! Lets hope it's a gift from the gods that were sent here to eat no-see-ems (sand flies)... I was nearly eaten by them yesterday... I felt-ems! :-)
Wow! That proboscis if that is what it is, looks wicked, I would not like to feel the sharp end of that. It reminds me of the cartoon hornet, that used to be on TV quite a few years ago. Lol. Excellent capture, something I have never seen here in the North of England. Bravo!!!!!
Great shot my friend.
Oh Wow! Unique and lovely! And I love the little banner presentation! :) Most interesting looking, and you have captured the scene in such a warm, beautifully lit setting! Excellent work and detail!
Great capture of this strange looking bee thingy, nicely presented!
Super catch it is in fact as you suggest A Bee-Fly
A very interesting and unusual little insect.Great shots.
VERY NICE....... my friend...
Excellent capture and perfect presentation.