See, this is why knowing your bees from bee mimics is important–
You don’t want to have a snarky entomologist like me point out that your website about bees is prominently featuring….a syrphid FLY.
Not a Bee.
LOL!
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Here’s one of my favorite bee mimics–the bee fly, Family Bombyliidae.
These little balls of fuzz are amazing flyers, able to hover at will. They typically don’t land on a flower while feeding, but hang in mid-air, having a snack. This may protect them from being snatched by waiting predators.
The other odd feature of this group [...]
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