Life magazine photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White wears high-altitude flying gear in front of an Allied Flying Fortress airplane during a World War II assignment in February 1943.

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It was a thrill for me to come across this rare species. At this time of year I look very closely at insects which look like bumblebees, since there a number of hoverfly species which are good mimics. This one drew my attention because it was flying around a trunk of an old horse chestnut tree. Since they lay eggs in the cavities of mature trees, this was probably a female trying to find a suitable site. HFDF!

Tags:   Mallota fusciformis Syrphidae bumblebee mimic hoverfly insect macro Spring

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Polish women are led through woods to their executions by German soldiers sometime in 1941.

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