A new pollen collector

which I have never seen here before. He had a great time and was well covered at the end.

[Babs]

Interesting, no idea what the bug is.

[Dawn]

A nice capture

[Rob Z]

Some type of wasp maybe..

[Issi Bannerman]

Great capture of this unusual looking insect.

[winghong_ho]

Great capture.

[Brian]

Most unusual to me. Love your editing

[Casablanca]

very striking bug

[Beryl Lloyd]

He looks as if he means business!

[Peter]

Stunning closeup detail and wonderful colours Diana, Fav:)

[Carole Sandford]

Great detailed capture of this mystery bug.

[Susan Wakely]

Fabulous detail.

[Lou Ann]

Awesome closeup. He looks like a black wasp? But I’m sure he has a much fancier name than that.

[katy]

The Detail in both of these is incredibly impressive. Fabulous close-up. FAV

[narayani]

Great focus

[Mags]

Great shot! I like the details.

[Bucktree]

Great capture and detail.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely close up capture.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful close-up

[Allison Maltese]

It does look like a wasp to me. A lovely capture in any event with appealing color, and nice selective focus.

[Milanie]

Nice close-up

[PhotoCrazy]

Fantastic!

[Michelle]

Strange looking bug!

[Beverley]

Creepy bug

[Paula Fontanini]

Awesome detail on that scary looking wasp!

[Olwynne]

Super macro shot

[Heather]

An amazing macro shot, Diana! Great focus and dof and lovely bokeh! (As for the pollinator, I have no idea...but photogenic) Fav

[amyK]

Terrific focus. That’s an intimidating looking bug!

[Kathy A]

Amazing shot!

[Corinne C]

A fabulous capture. He has a fiery look.

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Diana]

@onewing @Dawn @robz @jamibann @wh2021 @briaan @casablanca @beryl @pcoulson @carole_sandford @wakelys @louannwarren @grammyn @narayani @marlboromaam @dkellogg @mittens @365projectorgchristine @falcon11 @milaniet @photographycrazy @bigmxx @beverley365 @bluemoon @ollyfran @amyk @kjarn @corinnec @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@robz @louannwarren @falcon11 @bluemoon It is definitely not a wasp as it has large transparent wings, and is bigger than a wasp. It also collects a lot of pollen.

[Steve Chappell]

Fantastic closeup