Dark-edged bee fly (Bombylius major) female hovering while flicking its tail down to “bomb” eggs onto the ground near Mining bee host nest entrances.

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Common / Dark-edged bee fly (Bombylius major) female hovering while flicking its tail down to “bomb” eggs onto the ground near the nest entrances of a Mining bee (Andrena sp.) which its larvae parasitise, Wiltshire field margin, April, UK.

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Size: 4002px × 2668px
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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