Name: Bee Flies and Rubs it Forelegs in Macro
Uploaded: 2016-05-28T16:55:10Z
Duration: 2 min 9 s
Description: The Large Bee-fly, Bombylius major, is a bee mimic. The eggs are flicked by the adult female toward the entrance of the underground nests of solitary bees and wasps. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to feed on the grubs.

Bee Flies and Rubs it Forelegs in Macro

Added on 28 May 2016

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The Large Bee-fly, Bombylius major, is a bee mimic. The eggs are flicked by the adult female toward the entrance of the underground nests of solitary bees and wasps. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to feed on the grubs.