Blood Parasite, Pt. 3 - _TNY_5466
This little guy is most likely a bare-saddled blood bee (Sphecodes cf ephippius) climbing from flower to flower on the island of Gällnö in the Stockholm archipelago.
Blood bees lay their eggs in the nest of other bees and the larvae kills the host egg/larvae and feed undisturbed on the stored food supply.
Pt. 1: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/41657618130/
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Blood Parasite, Pt. 3 - _TNY_5466
This little guy is most likely a bare-saddled blood bee (Sphecodes cf ephippius) climbing from flower to flower on the island of Gällnö in the Stockholm archipelago.
Blood bees lay their eggs in the nest of other bees and the larvae kills the host egg/larvae and feed undisturbed on the stored food supply.
Pt. 1: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/41657618130/
1,229
views
8
faves
3
comments
Uploaded on March 12, 2019
Taken on July 11, 2018