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Jimena, Andalusia, Spain
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Osmia cornuta mating - Nikon D90 + Tamron 90mm macro f:2.8 - SB900 Strobe
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A welcome visitor to our garden this week. This one is a male. It has a number of sharp points at the the end of its abdomen. Females have a tapered pointed end to their abdomen. "Coelioxys bees are cuckoo bees (or 'cleptoparasites') which lay their eggs inside the nests of other types of bees in a similar way as cuckoo birds lay eggs in the nests of other types of birds. ...The eggs hatch into Coelioxys larvae which kill the leafcutter bee young and also eat the food stored for them."
www.aussiebee.com.au/coelioxys-bee-dec2011.htmlPhoto: Jean
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Purbeck District, England, UK
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SO729470. Cradley, Malvern, Worcs.
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Broadstairs, England, United Kingdom
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Lawn Hill, Queensland, Australia
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Throop, England, United Kingdom
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Jimena, Andalusia, Spain
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Wandana Heights, Victoria, Australia
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Hervey Range, Queensland, Australia
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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
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Montejaque, Malaga Province, Andalucia. Spain
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Stony Cross, England, United Kingdom
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Santa Maria, Veneto, Italy
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Frontolateral.Male, first specimen for Sweden.
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A welcome visitor to our garden this week. This one is a male. It has a number of sharp points at the the end of its abdomen. Females have a tapered pointed end to their abdomen. "Coelioxys bees are cuckoo bees (or 'cleptoparasites') which lay their eggs inside the nests of other types of bees in a similar way as cuckoo birds lay eggs in the nests of other types of birds. ...The eggs hatch into Coelioxys larvae which kill the leafcutter bee young and also eat the food stored for them."
www.aussiebee.com.au/coelioxys-bee-dec2011.htmlPhoto: Fred
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Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom
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Cradley, Malvern, Worcs. SO729470
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Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom
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Benaocaz, Cadiz Procince, Andalucia, Spain
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Hervey Range, Queensland, Australia
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North Palm Beach, Florida, United States