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#Hoverfly #Diptera #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Insect #Insects #InsectPhotography #Fly #Flies #Hoverflies #Syrphidae #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

A photo of a hoverfly viewed from the side.

Belgium, ,Wemmel : Drone fly ( Eriotalis tenax ) #belgium #wemmel #insect #hoverfly #macrophotography #animal

Very excited and delighted for new paper by my #UoN colleague Tom Reader, exploring the mechanisms behind Batesian mimicry using 3D printed insects: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09216-3. There's a N&V, a podcast and a blog to accompany it!
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01766-w
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02103-x
https://communities.springernature.com/posts/how-3d-printed-insects-curious-birds-and-clever-spiders-helped-us-map-the-limits-of-mimicry. And then this also just published:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02775-8 #mimicry #batesian #hoverfly #wasp

Some insects imitate the appearance of a harmful insect, such as a stinging wasp, to help protect themselves from predators. from left: a), The common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), b) the hoverfly Chrysotoxum arcuatum is generally considered to be an accurate mimic of the common wasp. c), The hoverfly Syrphus ribesii is generally considered to be a less-accurate mimic of the common wasp.

Good Morning!

Ageratum with a hoverfly. #BloomScrolling #ageratum #hoverfly #GoodMorning

A small cluster of purple Ageratum flowers, mostly open. A hoverfly is on the edge of the blooms closest to our view.

This hoverfly has perfected camouflage, both mimicking a more dangerous species and hiding yellow in yellow. It seemed quite pleased with itself. #nature #hoverfly #insect #flowerphotography

A hoverfly soaking up some sun on a bright red flower. #flowerphotography #insect #hoverfly #nature

Hoverfly hiding out in a red flower's embrace

A very popular Poppy 😀

#Flowers #Poppy #Hoverfly #Wildlife #Photography #Mohn #Schwebfliege

The #marmalade #hoverfly, #Episyrphus #balteatus (#Syrphidae), is a common #species in #CentralEurope. It either #hibernates here as adult or #migrates toward #SouthernEurope, crossing the Alps. Its #migratorybehavior resembles that of other migratory animals.
X. Chang et al. (2024) investigated #endosymbiontic #microbiota dynamics in the syrphid's developmental stages.

Ref

X. Chang et al. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1308393

#Photos
© S.F. Wirth, Bln 2025

A pensive hoverfly being pensive #hoverfly #pensiveness #macro #nature #garden

Met this hoverfly in the garden and he kindly sat still for me for a few moments. Think he said his name was Bruce, but he had an accent, so it may have been Brutus #nature #macro #hoverfly #insect #garden #summer

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#SilentSunday #insekten #insects #hoverfly #krabbeltierchen #AuwaldRunde #nature #wegschoenchen #BloomScrolling

auf einer hell purpurrosanen blütendolde krabbelt eine hain-schwebfliege Episyrphus balteatus und trinkt nektar. sie hat den typischen schwarz-gelben hinterleib, der eine wehrhafte wespe vortäuschen soll, einen schwarzen thorax mir dünnen gelben längsstreifen - schnieke! - und vor allem riesige weinrote facettenaugen, die den ganzen kopf bedecken, mundgegend mal ausgenommen

A large hoverfly, likely - and I'm very happy to be corrected - a Volucella zonaria (Hornet mimic hoverfly), feeding on a blooming pink thistle flower. The insect’s reddish-brown thorax, large reddish compound eyes, and clear wings with dark margins are clearly visible. It’s perched on a vibrant thistle head with unopened buds nearby.
Shot at Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust Brockholes in Samlesbury, near Preston, UK.
#MyPhoto #MyWork #photo #photography #HornetMimicHoverfly #VolucellaZonaria #hoverfly #Syrphidae #Mimicry #ReddishEyes #DarkWingMargins #PinkFlower #Thistle #pollinator #insect #CloseUp #GrasslandHabitat #nature #wildlife #outdoors #summer #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #InsectPhotography #InsectsOfMastodon #InsectsOfPixelfed #WildlifeTrust #Samlesbury #Preston #Brockholes #OC

Hornet mimic hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) feeding on a pink thistle flower against a soft yellow-green background.

Die kleine Hainschwebfliege ist vom Thymian auf der Wachstuchdecke im Garten fasziniert … 😉

The tiny hoverfly is fascinated by the thyme on the oilcloth garden table …
#Hainschwebfliege #Gartenliebe #Insektenfreundlich #Thymian
#hoverfly #thyme #gardenwildlife #pollinators #naturecloseup

Nahaufnahme einer Hainschwebfliege, die auf einer Wachstuchdecke neben einem Thymianzweig sitzt.
Close-up of a hoverfly sitting on an oilcloth table next to a sprig of thyme.
(Foto by Johann Seidl, Gartenpoet)

Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822

Published under #CC0 here https://flic.kr/p/2rdprD8

#Diptera #Brachycera #Muscomorpha #Syrphoidea #Syrphidae #Eristalinae #Rhingiini #Rhingia #Pentax #Macro #Hoverfly #Animal #Wildlife #Nature #Mywork #Photography

Close up shot of a brown hoverfly, upside down on a purple flower. Green blurry background.

Say hello to my little friend

Not sure whether this is a #hoverfly or a #bee - I'm leaning toward fly but I know next to nothing about such things. If anyone can give a good explanation why it is one rather than the other, please share. I'd love to learn.