zorbama , to random
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A couple more photos from yesterday that I forgot to share. c:

A hoverfly in flight

hermitsholiday , to random
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Helophilus pendulus The Footballer

Orewoet , to random
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"Look!" I said to my 8 year old.

"I found a new species in our garden. A Wasp!"

... 20 seconds of her silently staring at the picture...

"That's not a Wasp.." she then said, looking at me.

"Then what is it?!" I asked.

10 more seconds staring at the picture.

"A fly?!" she asked with some doubt in her voice, looking curiously at me.

Me : "🥳 😍 🥳💚 🥳 😊😊 😊 "

harald4toot ,
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@Orewoet

Wasp:

White
anglo-
saxon
protestant

This insect is not even white...

Orewoet OP ,
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@lenahallesaale @theappletree Yes, carefully. She likes to look at insects and find them. Normally I wouldn't bother her with facts and information (as if I would know them...) so she can concentrate on her 8 yr old view of the world. But I can't resist to look and wonder with her and put a name on a find if I can. I think it helps to notice differences when you find out that insects have different names, which hopefully might help to realize that there are many, very different, species.

colinpurrington , to random
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Here's the syrphid fly larva I found yesterday. I kept trying to get the eyes in focus but gave up, learning later that they don't have them (never got that memo for some reason). Any guesses on genus? I'm rearing it!

colinpurrington , to random
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Margined calligraphers (Toxomerus marginatus) mating on lavender buds. In case you're curious, the male (top) does the flying when the pair needs to relocate.

TheWeeOwl , to random
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Hover flies come in second only to bees during pollination studies. Although they may not be prolific, they may be more efficient pollinators than bees. Bees collect pollen that is fed to their larvae and they are limited to their home ranges. Hover flies can carry pollen much further than bees.
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