This couple of bugs were actually flying along like this. I have two questions about this set.

1. What are they? I think they are bee-flies (i.e. flies that look like bees). If so (or even if not), the most common variety in the UK is Bombylius Major. However I'm no expert, so if anyone knows better I'd be pleased to know.

2. What are they doing? Press the red button on your remote, if you think spring is in the air and they are feeling a little fruity. Press your green button if you think this is the first bout of this season's all-insect sumo championships. If you think it's a rare sighting of Buzz and Budd, the only conjoined-twin bee-flies in Europe, it's yellow. Press blue, if you think it's errr something else.

Very nice! nikito · 2009-04-04: 13:54

hmm i dont know what are these! I know more about plants than insects! its hard to know all their names! ;P Anyway these are nice! I've seen one very close to it! onlyricky · 2009-04-04: 13:57

oh... lovely details... thanks for the descriptions too... WiLLiAM yelwinoo · 2009-04-04: 13:58

Can I call a friend? It worked in Slumdog Millionnaire... I would like to offer a purple button: they're taking the mickey out of humans doing the dance of the dying fly which I recall was all too popular back in the 70's and early 80's. And I have another question: how did you manage to capture them? They're very impressive macros. revenant · 2009-04-04: 14:25

no idea what it is but they are great shots !! eternity65 · 2009-04-04: 14:45

Very strange-looking, indeed!! lookagain · 2009-04-04: 16:16

Check out this link-BeeThing As coincidence would have it, I also saw one of these creatures a couple of days ago and got this pic. Probably a victim of GM crops or an experiment gone wrong! kimkadabra · 2009-04-04: 18:15

Blue. lol And and I think you're right: they seem to be Bombylius Major... ????? · 2009-04-04: 19:38

OMG !! I dont now what they are but I do now that these are GREAT shots !!! Ryana · 2009-04-04: 20:20

I have no idea, but they are great shots whatever they are!!~ urmysunshine · 2009-04-04: 20:48

Very cool Macros. Excellent. dontblink · 2009-04-04: 22:06

Great Macro! susjustjake · 2009-04-04: 23:12

great macro onlymehdi · 2009-04-04: 23:43

Amazing! davidcardona · 2009-04-05: 03:37

It's all a mystery to me - great capture! jet28 · 2009-04-05: 03:58

pretty pictures, but I don't like especially these small animals .but you caught super! gonia · 2009-04-05: 07:15

I say yellow lol. So well captured! ????? · 2009-04-05: 10:37

Red, but it's amazing they can make pregress flying...wouldn't each want to go in the opposite direction? ????? · 2009-04-05: 19:47

Red button for me. Great title and macros! Nubster · 2009-04-05: 22:03

Red button.....and before the watershed!!!! LAZYWASP · 2009-04-09: 09:48

Fantastic! Zsofikabarcz · 2009-04-10: 07:22

I remember these :D So we were lucky in find them ;) onlyricky · 2009-06-25: 06:29

Thanks for the back date! Still weird! marilynx · 2013-04-24: 16:50

Tagged: beefly bombylius major bombyliidae