Bee Fly
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Bee Fly
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 17 Apr 2010
On the footpath that links Horse Bridge with Wartling. These insects are flies that look like bees and are parasites laying their eggs near beetle, wasp or bee nests so that their larvae can feed off the other's larvae.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.856264
Longitude
0.360524