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Parc Natural de Gallecs (Vallès)

Bumble Bee.

 

This one was trapped in our screened in porch. I caught it in a glass and set it free. It sat for a bit on our deck rail giving me a chance to get some pictures. Shot is hand held single exposure.

Imaginons avoir les mêmes facultés que la sauterelle !!!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

from my home backyard ..

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There are times I kneel down and study an insect for so long that I wonder what they are seeing as well. This bug-eyed beauty was quite willing to stay motionless for a prolonged period of time. I'm guessing I was quite mesmerizing! )

Nysius is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae

Nysius es un género de falsas chinches de la familia Lygaeidae

4-5 mm.

At first glance I assumed an insect was running up the wall...but on further examination, I could see something under those six legs. My macro lens gave me a better view of a crab spider being invited for lunch. I think this insect was a Spider Wasp...and here's more information about these critters...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_wasp

Day of flies today :)

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