Five second video of a parasitic cuckoo wasp at one of my insect hotels. I love how their antennae are always in motion. And their huge eyes. And their metallic color. But huge pain to ID. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #CuckooWasp #chrysididae #insects #bees #wasps
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A violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea), spotted in #Goettingen, Germany.
#photography #nature #wildlife #insects #bees #CarpenterBees #Göttingen #Fujifilm #FujifilmXT2 #Fujinon #XF90mm
(photos: @kernpanik | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)