Be careful .. not all fly are flies !!

You may seem at first sight some kind of bees or wasps or even flies, but do not be fooled by appearances and do not fool you your eyes is not all flies fly !!

In fact it is a type of insect called HoverFly or FlowerFly which is from the Syrphidae family. Come to recognize it:

Is a polymorphic insect, but it is characterized by a yellow-and-black pattern. The number of species in this species is generally more than 6,000. In North America, for example, the species numbers about 900 species, more than 200 species in Costa Rica, About 180 species in South Africa.

The size of the insect varies from 4 mm to more than 25 mm, and the absorption tubes vary from one type to another.

Image of some types of insect:

The difference between this insect and the bee is that its eyes are bigger than bees, horns are shorter than bees, they are covered with less hair, and they have one pair of wings, while bees have a couple of wings. Bees.

You see in this picture that bees have a pair of wings on each side:

Here you see the ability of bees to carry pollen because of the shape of the legs created by God so to help complete the process of pollinating flowers:

And this picture that we have prepared for you is a comparison of some types of this insect with some types of bees and wasps and flies:

kinds

In the upper right picture there is a type of wasps and a corresponding HoverFly, and in the next right image a type of bee (European bees) and a kind of HoverFly, and the last image is the fruit fly and is matched by a kind of HoverFly, , But with all this, what distinguishes this insect is harmless, it does not sting as is the case for wasps and bees, and not as harmful as flies.

I saw this insect again and again in the spring - and I also caught it -: o)

It can be identified by its unique flight style, which is similar to the flight of bees, but it flies in straight lines with a sudden, not random movement (so I can tell you): o)

This insect plays an important role in the biological control of harmful insects, and spreads in the summer and spring - in particular - in search of the nectar of flowers that feed on it and pollen. It therefore plays a special role in the automatic pollination of plants through the transfer of grain Pollen from flower to other.

The insect is spread almost everywhere except the arid regions of the ancient world (Asia, Europe and Africa), the southern latitudes and, of course, the northern and southern polar continents, which can be confined to where the flora is present and has many enemies such as birds, reptiles, spiders and wasps.

These insects can place their eggs in wet places, garbage, and animal droppings. Their eggs and larvae are found in stagnant water, in ants burrows, wasps and bees, using camouflage because they resemble bees and wasps. The larvae eat and analyze the larvae.

And here we have finished our topic hope you have enjoyed with us, and we meet you on other topics, God willing