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Long Horned Bees & Butterfly Orchid

Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. grandiflora & Eucera sp.

Description:

These male Long Horned Bees were so docile in the orchid's lip that you could touch them & sometimes they didn't even move. They're supposed to deposite pheremone guides for females but really did appear drugged.

Habitat:

In Stipa gigantea grassland on the edge of Quercus suber forest.

Notes:

Can anyone ID the Eucera from these?

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6 Comments

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

Fantastic Craig,great spotting

DavidSantos
DavidSantos 12 years ago

Wonderful!!

KristalWatrous
KristalWatrous 12 years ago

Gorgeous! Oh, and the flowers are pretty too. ;)

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

I'm really glad you like it. Thank you very much!

plnauta
plnauta 12 years ago

Great, great, great photo. Thanks for sharing. It's superb.

textless
textless 12 years ago

Beautiful photos... really spectacular.

craigwilliams
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craigwilliams

Lanjarón, Andalucía, Spain

Spotted on Apr 8, 2011
Submitted on Oct 8, 2011

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