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Feb 15, 2009 00:55 |  #1

I thought this was a wasp but I'm tending towards a bee of sorts. Grabs hold of the reeds and bends back to blend in with the seed heads when I approach.

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Feb 15, 2009 01:12 |  #2

Amazing.


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Feb 15, 2009 01:31 |  #3

Good capture- seems a few bees like resting like this :)
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Feb 15, 2009 01:37 |  #4

What! Amazing. i have never seen before.
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Feb 15, 2009 03:59 as a reply to  @ great_eagle's post |  #5

Lovely shot...really cool behaviour :)


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Feb 15, 2009 04:00 |  #6

justAL wrote in post #7327802 (external link)
Amazing.

+1, never seen anything like it!


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