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Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Volucella bombylans

The Bumble Bee Hover Fly looks like a bumblebee but is actually a fly! It loves to visit flowers and helps them grow by spreading pollen.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Bumble Bee Hover Fly has a fuzzy, stout body with black and yellow or orange bands, closely mimicking a bumblebee. It possesses large compound eyes and very short antennae, visually distinguishing it from true bees.

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Bumble Bee Hover Fly
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Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Wow! Its babies are amazing gardeners, munching on tiny plant-eating insects!

Wow! Its colors can change to mimic different local bumblebees!

Wow! This 'bee' only has two wings, not four like a real one!

Wow! This clever fly can even fly backward while hovering!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Disguise Master

Bumble Bee Hover Fly has a fuzzy, banded body that mimics venomous bumblebees to scare away predators.

Fähigkeit

Air Acrobot

Bumble Bee Hover Fly can hover perfectly still in mid-air, allowing precise flower visits and escape maneuvers.

Fähigkeit

Pest Patrol

Bumble Bee Hover Fly larvae can eat many tiny garden pests, helping plants grow strong.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-35 mm
Größe
10-18 mm
Lebenserwartung
15-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar and pollen from flowers, while their larvae are mighty pest hunters.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are carnivores, eating aphids; adults feed on nectar and pollen.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • aphids
  • soft-bodied insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Bumblebee Fly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These flies are friendly and won't sting, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Bumble Bee Hover Fly?

20-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Bumble Bee Hover Fly?

10-18 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Bumble Bee Hover Fly?

15-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Bumble Bee Hover Fly?

20 km/h

Was frisst Bumble Bee Hover Fly?

Adults sip nectar and pollen from flowers, while their larvae are mighty pest hunters.

Wo findet man Bumble Bee Hover Fly normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Bumble Bee Hover Fly?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Bumble Bee Hover Fly?

6

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