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「ʀᴏʙᴇʀᴛ」2h ago

#spring #lente #nature #natuur #bugs #torrent #hoverflies #zweefvliegen #bumblebees #hommels #bees #bijen #nederlandsenatuur

「ʀᴏʙᴇʀᴛ」1d ago

Spring is upon us 🌸

#birds #birding #vogels #tuinvogels #nederlandsevogels #insects #insecten #bees #bijen #frogs #kikkers #hoverflies #zweefvliegen #gardensafari #tuinsafari #nature #natuur

Laura (she/her)Dec 24

Chii-Masha says my birthday gifts are on brand #hoverflies #Japan #vanGogh

Gaël Covain Dec 22

Syrphe Ceinturé (Episyrphus balteatus), femelle.

Citadelle de Lille, mai 2023

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Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), female.

Citadelle de Lille, may 2023

#episyrphusbalteatus #syrpheceinturé #marmaladehoverfly #episyrphus #syrphidae #syrphes #hoverflies #citadelledelille #boisdeboulognelille #hautsdefrancenature #hautsdefrance #insectedefrance #insectesdefrance #insecte #insectes #nature

Gaël Covain Dec 15

Syrphus sp., à priori Syrphe du Groseillier (Syrphus ribesii), mâle.

Citadelle de Lille, avril 2023

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Syrphus sp., maybe Syrphus ribesii, male.

Citadelle de Lille, april 2023

#syrphusribesii #syrphedugroseillier #syrphus #syrphidae #syrphides #syrphes #hoverflies #citadelledelille #boisdeboulognelille #hautsdefrancenature #hautsdefrance #insectedefrance #insectesdefrance #insecte #insectes #nature

Laura (she/her)Dec 11

I didn't expect to spot any #hoverflies in December, but this Eupeodes luniger (I think) was out and about in Chelsea Physic Garden

Nature’s greatest method actors: the insects that cosplay bumblebees
#Science #Nature #Bees #Wildlife #Evolution #Mimicry #HoverFlies #Bumblebees #AnimalBehavior #Biology #Ecology #Insects #Research #DeceptionInNature #NaturalWorld #Animals #Wasps #Flies
https://the-14.com/natures-greatest-method-actors-the-insects-that-cosplay-bumblebees/

Nature’s greatest method actors: the insects that cosplay bumblebees | The-14

Hoverflies mimic bumblebees in appearance and behavior, even choosing blue flowers to enhance their disguise, revealing nature’s complex evolutionary deception.

The-14 Pictures

Manuel Gebauer Nov 27

“What they lack in hairiness, they make up for in motivation.”

Axel Ssymank @BfN on #Hoverflies vs. #Bees (New Scientist, 29 November)

Devriese Nov 17

Belgium, Wemmel : Marmalade. hoverflies #belgium #wemmel #insects #hoverflies #macrophotography #entomology #nature

Gaël Covain Nov 4

Epistrophe eligans

Citadelle de Lille, mai 2023

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Epistrophe eligans

Citadelle de Lille, may 2023

#epistropheeligans #epistrophe #syrphidae #syrphes #hoverflies #citadelledelille #boisdeboulognelille #hautsdefrancenature #hautsdefrance #insectedefrance #insectesdefrance #insecte #insectes #nature