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Hornet mimic hoverfly on a bramble flower

Hornet mimic hoverfly on a bramble flower

A hornet mimic hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), one of several hoverfly species which escapes predation by looking like a more dangerous insect.

This one was spending some time near the edge of one of the petals on one of the barley Field brambles, possibly drinkig some of the drops of water which had been left by overnight rain.