Heard you liked beeflies! This is the first I've seen and she was laying her eggs in mining bee holes!!
One of the holes, unfortunately the bees were too busy for any pics but I think they were either tawny mining bees or yellow legged mining bees
Also a funky beetle I saw nearby, Scotland if you can try and id
Finally a little beetle I rescued from my bird bath
I don’t like bee flies. I LOVE bee flies. This one is REALLY NICE. Really awesome to witness her laying eggs in the bee burrow. Bee flies are adorable but their larvae are of course parasitoids that feed on stored bee food and the bee larvae themselves. RIP, lil bees. I’m afraid I’d need a closer photo to ID the beetle, but they are an excellent friend either way. And so is the tiny one!
