Fuzzy Speed Dating - _TNY_8647
A male European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) landing on top of a (smaller) female of the same species and then proceeding to mate with her - something which in their world is over in like five seconds which means I had very little time to get in there to get the shot.
This is quite possibly my favourite bug and if you want more photos of them, I have an album with 90 shots of them here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157667862870066/
Fuzzy Speed Dating - _TNY_8647
A male European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) landing on top of a (smaller) female of the same species and then proceeding to mate with her - something which in their world is over in like five seconds which means I had very little time to get in there to get the shot.
This is quite possibly my favourite bug and if you want more photos of them, I have an album with 90 shots of them here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157667862870066/