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this is one of my favorite so far..i'm amazed on how the sky mimics the patterns of the wave..
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The Blue Jay is a talented mimic capable of imitating the calls of hawks, owls, and eagles in convincing smaller birds to beware or drop food... which of course they eat.
The diveboats Mimic and Mototi waiting for the divers to go on a new adventure.
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Northern Mockingbird - a mimic never in short supply, or at a loss for vocalizations - at Sandy Hook in northern NJ.
The Steller's Jay can imitate other bird species, animals and even non-animal sounds. It has been known to mimic birds of prey causing other birds to leave feeding areas.
Photographed on the Grand Mesa, Western Colorado.
One of my favorite birds, and a most underrated mimic. I love listening to them, trying to pick out what other bird they are doing
. . . heard one do an oriole the other evening,. Did you know they have over 300 variations of their songs/imitations?
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Nature intended this fly to look as much like a hornet as possible, but it's actually a hoverfly - the hornet mimic hoverfly (Volucella zonaria). A big fly that just looks dangerous ;-)
What a nice find in my garden, a Spilomyia longicornis, looking a lot like an aerial yellow jacket. First time I've had this species in my garden.
Lovely to see this Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) in my garden this afternoon. Lyme Regis Dorset.
This is gymnosoma rotundatum - a ladybird mimic fly. Sadly though, there are no ladybirds to mimic in our garden at present and this solitary fly is the only one of its kind seen this summer. The spectacular loss of insect life is a spectacular failure on the part of humanity to address the triple problems of global climate change, pesticide and herbicide use and habitat loss, humanity continuing to fail to understand the enormity of its war against the natural world. Across the globe though there are many concerned people and organisations doing their utmost to give nature that long overdue helping hand but it's governments who have the power and at present it's economics that talks and governments are blinded by big money, big ideas, big deals and wealthy donors. The silent catastrophe taking place under their very noses has missed the headlines entirely.
This might look like a Bumble bee but it's actually a hoverfly mimic. Isn't nature amazing HFDF! (thanks to Michael Bell for the correct ID of Eristalis intricarius)
At almost 2cm long, the hornet mimic hoverfly is the largest hoverfly species in the UK. As its name suggests, it is an excellent mimic of the hornet, but is harmless to humans. Only a very rare visitor to the country up to the 1940s, it has become more common in Southern England in recent years, and is still spreading northwards, perhaps as a result of climate change. It is particularly prevalent in urban areas. The adults are migratory and the larvae live inside wasps' nests.
What an amazing mimic! The Hummingbird Clearwing Moth flies and moves just like a hummingbird. It is perhaps one of the most delightful insect to visit the garden.
Volucella zonaria. With black-and-yellow markings, the hornet mimic hoverfly looks like its namesake, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it searches for nectar
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Hornet mimic Hoverfly - Hoornaarzweefvlieg
Canon 5D Mark IV + Canon MP-E65 f/2.8 1-5x Macro
münster - botanischer garten
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At almost 2cm long the hornet mimic Hoverfly ( also known as the belted Hoverfly) is the largest Hoverfly species in the UK
As the name suggests, it is an excellent mimic
of the hornet, but is harmless to humans.
The adults are migratory and the larvae live inside wasps nests.
Spotted this huges Hoverfly
at (RSPB) Minsmere.
Like its name, this Robber fly mimics the appearance of a nice Bumblebee. It certainly had me fooled until it caught a Stink Bug in the woods. Maybe I can hire them to get rid of the Stink Bugs in the house.
Explored May 24, 2019
Ormai, persino a Pasqua si fa fatica a distinguere le colombe, quelle vere...
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The Atxekolandeta Gallery is a large colonnaded gallery adapted to the geography of the coast.
It was built with the purpose of containing the slope of Arriluze within the garden of the house of Horacio Echevarrieta (a house designed by Gregorio de Ibarreche that does not exist today).
Design (1918): Rafael Bastida.
Four 4 housing blocks now located on the galleries of Punta Begoña were developed in 1991 by Pubesa – Punta Begoña S.A, and seem to mimic the style of the gallery somewhat. They were redesigned in 2021 by Foraster arquitectos to meet modern energy standards.
Getxo, Spain.
I am loving watching the Hornet Mimic Hovers nectaring on our buddleia!
The Hornet Mimic Hoverfly, or Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) is one of the largest and most impressive flies in Britain. As the name suggests, it looks like a dangerous, stinging hornet, but is actually harmless. This mimicry helps to deter predators, such as birds. The Hornet Mimic Hoverfly can be seen from May to October.
The larva of the Hornet hoverfly can live happily in the nests of social wasps without getting stung! The hoverfly larva eats the debris and rubbish in the wasp nest and in return the wasps have a free cleaner! The adults feed mainly on nectar and are considered an essential pollinator in the UK.
This spectacular hoverfly first colonised Britain in the early 1940s, and was once regarded as rare. Since then it has become well established in London, the South and South East of England. As the climate warms the fly is heading north and has now been recorded in Cheshire.