Tiny Eyes - _TNY_6775
A shot of a Barbut's cuckoo-bee (Bombus barbutellus) clearly showing the three ocelli in between the compound eyes.
Like all cuckoo bees, this species imitates other species of bumblebees and parasitize on them. This one specializing on B. hortorum and B. ruderatus.
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Tiny Eyes - _TNY_6775
A shot of a Barbut's cuckoo-bee (Bombus barbutellus) clearly showing the three ocelli in between the compound eyes.
Like all cuckoo bees, this species imitates other species of bumblebees and parasitize on them. This one specializing on B. hortorum and B. ruderatus.
2,394
views
14
faves
146
comments
Uploaded on September 5, 2015
Taken on September 3, 2015