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Out on a July evening walk in Saltarö, Värmdö in the Stockholm inner archipelago, I happened upon this male European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) having a snack on a thistle.
The females of this crabonid wasp hunt honeybees (Apis mellifera) which are then transported to an underground chamber where they are left as food for the larvae that will hatch from the egg she lays on the bee.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53881043684/
France; Brenne, Lignac (36) 31/7/24.
Philanthus triangulum
European beewolf
Bienenwolf
Пчелиный волк
France; Brenne, Lignac (36) 12/7/24
France; Brenne, Lignac (36) 10/7/24
France; Brenne, Lignac (36) 10/7/24.
Note; Male facial pattern
Spain; Murcia, Calblanque 21/10/24
