Sorry I came across like that, Jack. It goes to prove that the mimicry works, though, doesn't it? :-)
Many of the Volucella species are exceptionally good at this. Some even tend to fold their wings in a way as to make them look like they posess the second pair. Jostein 2007/7/15, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Well, OK. I stand corrected. Hoverfly it is. > > Jack > --- AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It's a hoverfly. > > Bees belong to the hymenopterans which have four wings. Hoverflies > > belongs to dipterans which have only two wings. I strongly suspect > > that the species is this one: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Volucella_inanis_fg1.jpg > > > > I think it's a great shot, Toine. I think the one with the spider > > waiting is quite good too. You nailed the focus on the eyes, and got > > the outstretched legs quite sharp at the same time. > > > > Jostein > > > > 2007/7/14, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Nice macro work > > > BTW, that "fly" look a lot like a bee. > > > > > > Jack > > > --- Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I was stalking this crab spider to get a good shot. I don't think > > the > > > > shot is stellar (a beautiful white spider with a single red > > marking > > > > on > > > > "ugly purple" buddleja flowers). The interesting part is she got > > a > > > > large fly. > > > > > > > > http://leende.net/peso/20070714 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Toine > > > > http://leende.net/peso > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > > > Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. > > > http://games.yahoo.com/games/front > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ > > http://alunfoto.blogspot.com > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss an email again! > Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
