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Posted by
Carol (Leamington, Canada) on 17 September 2015 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Tiger bee fly (Xenox tigrinus): Females seek unprotected nests containing large carpenter bee larvae. If successful, the female tiger bee fly lay her eggs in the nest, and her larvae feed on the carpenter bee larvae.

OLYMPUS E-500 1/160 second F/5.6 ISO 250 300 mm

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Comments (12)

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

Elle se régale
JP

17 Sep 2015 6:10am

Marcel P. from Wallonie Picarde, Belgium

ça c'est de la belle photo !

17 Sep 2015 7:41am

Lougris from Toulouse, France

Belle réalisation !!

17 Sep 2015 9:09am

Robert D. Burr from Kingston, Ontario, Canada

You have insects getting yours and I have chipmunks getting mine.

17 Sep 2015 2:31pm

@Robert D. Burr: Haha... between the bugs and the critters, we have our work cut out for us!

Don from Spokane, United States

A fine close up of this interesting insect. It has a fascinating life cycle.

17 Sep 2015 2:49pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

You have captured amazing details in this macro!!!

17 Sep 2015 4:32pm

Francisco Romero from Leon, Spain

Not only the level of the enlargment, but the color too make for an excellent macro.

17 Sep 2015 6:18pm

Michael from Los Angeles, United States

Very striking image. That moth's head and eyes almost looks like it's wearing steampunk-style goggles.

17 Sep 2015 7:26pm

@Michael: Thank you Michael... although I am not a fly fancier I must say that they are very photogenic! :)

kerrfoa from Rennes, France

Très joli image de cet insecte ! 5*

17 Sep 2015 7:31pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Gorgeous color and detail! I feel sorry for the poor carpenter bees! The information is fascinating!

17 Sep 2015 9:28pm

@Elaine Hancock: Me too Elaine.... I first noticed these flies a couple of years ago. At that time they were very few... but it seems to me that they have increased their presence. The bugs this year were atrocious, especially those beetles!!

omid from mashhad, Iran

:)
:)
very nice shot
with beautiful composition, focus, details, colors & lights!
Amazing !!!!

18 Sep 2015 8:06am

L'Angevine from Angers, France

superbe ces couleurs et rendu

18 Sep 2015 2:22pm

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OLYMPUS E-500
1/160 second
F/5.6
ISO 250
300 mm

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