This is Laphria mitsukurii - called ooishabu in Japan. It is one of the many species of robber fly that mimic bumblebees.
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Showing posts with label mimic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mimic. Show all posts
Monday, 27 March 2017
Bumblebee Mimic
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オオイシアブ
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Male Ant Mimic
Here is the male counterpart to the female ant-mimic jumping spider from this previous post. Can you spot the difference?
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Saturday, 30 April 2016
Ant Mimic
Here's an ant mimicking jumping spider from japan:
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Myrmarachne Spp. Ant-mimic Jumping Spider |
And an ant one branch over:
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