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The Bee Guy
@thebeeguy@mastodon.ie  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Yep.
You’re right.
Not a bee!
But rather a bumblebee-mimic hover fly!
The Pellucid Fly (Volucella pellucens) to be precise.
No stinger.
Only two wings.
And again - landscape or portrait orientation - still not a bee!
#hoverfly
#nature

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Black and white coloured hover fly, a bumblebee mimic, forages on a purple coloured thistle flower.
Black and white coloured hover fly, a bumblebee mimic, forages on a purple coloured thistle flower.
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