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Domino Cuckoo Bee

Thyreus sp.

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NOTE : all the legs of the fly are in the air ......

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17 Comments

shekainah d. alaban
shekainah d. alaban 10 years ago

This is one new style every kung fu master must explore.

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you Joshua :)

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 11 years ago

Very nice Atul!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

indeed .. i was unaware of these facts until i read the blog ... really interesting one .

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

It is fascinating that the bee is sleeping like that. I see he is holding on with his mandibles, like the Orchid bees do, although those are not suspended in mid-air. It really seems like an excessive stress on his mandibles and he is also very exposed. Very peculiar.

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

@ Lauren ... this cuckoo bees are homeless bees... meaning these bees do not build webs ...and also are Kleptoparasites .so this is a resting position of the bee :)
here is an informative blog http://davidavid.blogspot.in/2006/07/mor...

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

WHAT is it doing....?

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you Dipika :)

Dipika Kalaria
Dipika Kalaria 11 years ago

superb..

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thanks for the info Satyen:)

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Wow! What an amazing act, maybe it was sleeping ( http://www.abundantnature.com/2012/05/cu... ). I just researched for cuckoo bees and wiki says they are called so because "The term cuckoo bee is used for a variety of different bee lineages which have evolved the kleptoparasitic habit of laying their eggs in the nests of other bees, reminiscent of the behavior of cuckoo birds."

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you so much Nuwan :)

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you :)

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you ramyavajapeyam :)
martin need your help with this one :)

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you Adarsha :)

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Wonderful capture...loved the designs in second photo....

Atul
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Atul

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Sep 26, 2012
Submitted on Oct 19, 2012

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