Quickie - _TNY_9262
This male European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) spotted the female on "his" lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) while patrolling and immediately pounced on the opportunity and mated with her.
Depending on how you look at it, you could say that the males don't have too impressive endurance but also that they are effective as they are done within like five seconds so I had to be quick to get in close with the camera. Fortunately, things worked out fine for me this time.
For an album with almost 80 high-res shots of these little beauties, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157667862870066/
Quickie - _TNY_9262
This male European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) spotted the female on "his" lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) while patrolling and immediately pounced on the opportunity and mated with her.
Depending on how you look at it, you could say that the males don't have too impressive endurance but also that they are effective as they are done within like five seconds so I had to be quick to get in close with the camera. Fortunately, things worked out fine for me this time.
For an album with almost 80 high-res shots of these little beauties, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157667862870066/