A sheep in wolf's clothing

One way of getting on in the insect world is to pretend to be fierce and dangerous by disguising yourself as something that really is - a tactic known as Batesian mimicry.  I have posted photos of hoverflies that mimic bumblebees before but this is the first time I have seen one pretending to be a wasp.  This is Volucella inanis, a wasp mimic hoverfly.  The photos were taken in Coton Manor Gardens in Northamptonshire.