Tulips ‘Albion Star’ in full sunshine. Taken in the garden. Bath, Somerset, England, UK
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The Greater bee fly or the Dark-Edged bee-fly (Bombylius major) feeding on Rock Cress (Arabis blepharophylla 'Spring Charm'). These hairy insects with a long proboscis are common visitors in the garden in the spring. Despite some resembles to bees, they are in fact flies, do not sting, and feed on nectar. Their larvae however are parasitoids. Adult females deposit eggs into nests of solitary bees or wasps where the larvae then feed. Taken in the garden. Bath, BANES, Somerset, England, UK.
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