A cuckoo bumblebee and others

[davholla12]

Like a cuckoo these take over bumblebee nests kill the queen and the workers raise their young. But if the nest is too small it fails - too big and they can't take it over.
5T2A5551_Bumblebee by davholla2002, on Flickr

Click beetle, TQ 40104 68783
5T2A5428_Click_Beetle-1 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Eupeodes sp. (m) 03/06/2025 TQ 40100 68716

5T2A5461-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIMEHoverflyv3 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Bumblebe
5T2A5671-CR3_DxO_DeepPRIMEBumblebeev5 by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[4rum]

All good. Hoverfly is my favorite. Not all have the same design on the abdomen. I like looking for variations.

 

[jeffashman9]

Nice images!