pretender

jo beerens

pretender

Hoverflies are harmless despite their mimicry of the black and yellow stripes of wasps, which serves to ward off predators.

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pretender by jo beerens
pretender by jo beerens
  • bill  oneil

    bill oneil

    excellent macro, as sharp as …..well done

  • jesika

    jesika

    Lovely image.
    j

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    Lovely detailed image Jo. I can practically count the hairs on its body, and the wings and halteres come out beautifully.

  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    glorious macro, wondrous flower and beautiful hoverfly, fantastic clarity. hugsxxx

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    great macro

  • Meeli Sonn

    Meeli Sonn

    Oo my Godness, what a beauty

  • Rosemaree

    Rosemaree

    Fantastic macro….

  • Sensiworld

    Sensiworld

    Beautiful !

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    great catch

  • melant1017

    melant1017

    Beautiful capture, I love it :)

    ~A

  • Pamela B

    Pamela B

    Fantastic work!

  • Brooke Triplett

    Brooke Triplett

    Congrats on the feature! I never knew these little guys existed!

  • tonymm6491

    tonymm6491

    Very attractive, is the another bug any yellow ladybird? :)

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