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Bee-mimic Robber Flies

Laphria

Bee-mimic Robber Flies are cool insects that look like bees! They are fast fliers and love to catch other insects for food. They help keep nature balanced by controlling insect populations.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Bee-mimic Robber Flies has a robust, hairy body often patterned with black and bright yellow or orange, closely resembling a bumblebee. Unlike true bees, they possess only two wings and feature a distinctive bristly 'beard' around their mouthparts, aiding in prey capture.

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Bee-mimic Robber Flies
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Bee-mimic Robber Flies

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though they look tough, Bee-mimic Robber Flies cannot sting like a real bee!

Their babies, called larvae, live in the ground and munch on other insect grubs!

Wow! These flies can inject venom into their prey, paralyzing them almost instantly!

You can find robber flies on every continent in the world, except chilly Antarctica!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mimicry Master

Bee-mimic Robber Flies has colors and fuzz that helps them look like dangerous bees, scaring away predators.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Ambush

Bee-mimic Robber Flies can catch other insects mid-flight with their powerful legs because it helps them secure fast-moving prey.

Fähigkeit

Bristle Shield

Bee-mimic Robber Flies has a bristly 'beard' (mystax) that helps protect their face from struggling prey and stings.

Fähigkeit

Laser Vision

Bee-mimic Robber Flies has large compound eyes that help them spot tiny moving insects from far away.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-50 mm
Größe
10-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-28 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
30 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fierce aerial hunters feast on other insects, catching them with powerful legs mid-flight.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae consume other insect larvae in soil or decaying wood, while adults are active aerial hunters.

Hauptnahrung

  • bees
  • wasps
  • other flies
  • beetles
  • grasshoppers

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Preys on these bees, despite mimicking them.

hunts

German wasp

Vespula germanica

Captures and consumes these stinging insects.

hunts

House fly

Musca domestica

An effective predator of common flies.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Can become a meal for insectivorous birds.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Bee-mimic Fly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch insects unless you know they are safe. Always observe from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Bee-mimic Robber Flies?

20-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Bee-mimic Robber Flies?

10-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Bee-mimic Robber Flies?

14-28 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Bee-mimic Robber Flies?

30 km/h

Was frisst Bee-mimic Robber Flies?

These fierce aerial hunters feast on other insects, catching them with powerful legs mid-flight.

Wo findet man Bee-mimic Robber Flies normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Bee-mimic Robber Flies?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Bee-mimic Robber Flies?

6

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