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Hornet hoverfly on nettle leaf

18 June 2018 by David

Hornet hoverfly on nettle leaf

Hornet hoverfly, taking to the extreme the tactic of mimicking of a more dangerous insect by resembling a hornet. This one looked huge resting on a nettle leaf.

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