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Bee Beetle on Great Masterwort - TNY_3235

A bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) sitting on every insect's favorite flower, Great masterwort (Astrantia major).

 

Bee beetles can sit on the same flower for days, just munching pollen and many predators avoid it as it has dressed up like a bee.

 

 

En Humlebagge (Trichius fasciatus) på alla insekters favoritblomma, Stjärnflocka (Astrantia major).

 

Humlebaggar kan hålla till på samma blomma i flera dagar och bara mumsa pollen och många rovdjur undviker den eftersom den klätt ut sig till en humla.

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Uploaded on October 12, 2013
Taken on July 16, 2013