Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen.
Thanks for the other community link! I was being a bit facetious with this particular image, but I caught a few other probably-a-fly-but-lookes-like-a-bees that I'll post over the next few days.
We have a very pollinator friendly yard, so we have all kinds of flying critters. I won't limit myself to just bees and bee lookalikes though :)
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TheDobharChu@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen.
Valmond@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
We call them robot flies, as they move in a robotic way. Not the correct name ofc.
NRay7882@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Zat is a fly.
aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 2y
There's a Robberfly that presents as a bumblebee, used to see them in the sonoran desert.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
Comma splice, or description of using one bug to lure another?
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Hoverfly! I’ve seen these hovering around my tomatoes!
Zachariah@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
beefly?
flybee?
fleeby?
byflee?
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Hoverflies are allowed here! They are also welcome over in !awwnverts@lemmy.world
IMALlama@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Thanks for the other community link! I was being a bit facetious with this particular image, but I caught a few other probably-a-fly-but-lookes-like-a-bees that I'll post over the next few days.
We have a very pollinator friendly yard, so we have all kinds of flying critters. I won't limit myself to just bees and bee lookalikes though :)