Nomada Bee by durleybeachbum
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Description
On Choisya 'Aztec'.
In my garden.
No, it's not a wasp...but a cuckoo, parasitic on mining bees.
Possibly Nomada flava, but with 850 species in the genus, I shall hope to get a positive ID from the BWARS group.
Wiki here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomada
Comments (22)
Whatever it is you have made a brilliant capture. Super details.
fantastic details great shot
Excellent mimicry, they do do this well just like Volucella zonaria, the first time I saw him, I thought woah! hornet run!
If this splendid and razor sharp image is any example, then you really don't need a new Panasonic DMC-TZ camera to get sterling macro captures of the vast array of invertabrate life forms that inhabit your vast garden, Andrea. This is the ultimate in super.
Marvelous image Andrea. The clearness of this image is amazing.
Great pic Hugs Susan~
Really fantastic capture, Andrea; and I'd still give it some space!
Great capture!!
There is so mach varieties of life around your garden Andrea. Super sharp capture. God Bless.
Fantastic details and sharpness! Great capture! :)
Perfect macro shot, sharp and astonishingly.
Perfect photo of this beauty stunning.
A great ballerina is busy here :)
WOW! What a marvellous macro, Andrea. I hope you will get the answer :-)
This fellow color schemes well here!
beautiful !
Fantastic details ,great shot !
Pin sharp! Excellent photography.
Very interesting name this insect has. Wonderful capture,the colors and details are outstanding.
I'm with Harry. I don't get this close-up detail with my fancy Cannon. Maybe I need a class??? Super macro photo!
Great Macro it looks a bit of a beast.
Looks beautiful.