Not a Bee

Here's a Bumblebee mimicking Robber fly, Mallophora sp. Also a front yard capture from Saturday.

[Kerri]

Beautiful capture!! He is sooo cool!

[Margaret Tryon]

Terrific photo. This is amazing.

[Angie]

Great detail, nice!

[Pankaj Sharma]

very nice details...cool shot..

[molizard]

Beautiful fuzzy guy. I kinda remember something about flies that look like bees & bees that look like flies. Nice shot!

[❀Christina ❀]

great shot

[Henriette Sparkes]

Wow you can see every hair on him, it's fabulous!

[Patti Raygor]

He sure looks like a bee !! Great shot, love the detail. Thanks for identifying my lady bug pupea. I wondered what he was.

[Brad Johnson]

It's a fly with a hoary beard. Really does look like a bee, little robber. Nice shot.

[Darren Griffen]

what a great macro, awesome

[Carole Neesam]

wow stunning x

[Jo Turner]

Whoa. I would have thought it was a bee at first glance. Great macro shot!

[FaerieMoon]

What an awesome macro you did on this fuzzy guy. Wow!!

[Bill Dodsworth]

Awesome detail! Amazing! Do you use any extension rings or tubes? Wish I could get images like this!!

[John Guerin]

Very crisp and lots of detail. Great shot.

[Karen Hofmann]

Spectacular details! This is fabulous!

I see Bill up there wishing he could get shots like this when his shots are also amazing LOL.

[Karen Hofmann]

I am jealous of your lens!

[wahyu]

nice catch, interesting bug!

[Robin]

Brilliant capture; love the fuzz.

[Shelly]

we have the same picture almost...pretty cool :)