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Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

The Common Drone Fly is a friendly insect that looks a lot like a bee but doesn't sting! They love to fly around flowers and help pollinate plants while they sip sweet nectar.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Common Drone Fly has a stout, hairy body with black and yellow or orange stripes, strongly resembling a honey bee. Its head features large, reddish-brown eyes that nearly meet at the top, and it lacks the constricted 'waist' found on actual bees.

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Common Drone Fly
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Common Drone Fly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Drone flies can beat their wings thousands of times per minute, making their signature buzz!

Even though they look like bees, drone flies are completely harmless and cannot sting at all!

Its larvae are sometimes called 'rat-tailed maggots' because they have a long breathing tube!

Some drone flies can migrate thousands of kilometers, flying across entire continents!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Bee Impersonator

Common Drone Fly has a unique appearance that helps them mimic stinging honey bees, scaring away predators.

Fähigkeit

Hover Master

Common Drone Fly can hover perfectly still in mid-air because of their powerful, agile wings, helping them drink nectar.

Fähigkeit

Water Cleaner

Common Drone Fly larvae live in murky water, filtering out decaying matter that helps clean their aquatic homes.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
18-25 mm
Größe
10-16 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip flower nectar for energy, while their larvae munch on decomposing matter in water.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are detritivores, feeding on decaying matter in water; adults are herbivores, feeding on nectar and pollen.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Honeydew
  • Decaying organic matter
  • Microorganisms

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Helps transfer pollen between flowers, aiding plant reproduction.

pollinates

Common Daisy

Bellis perennis

Transfers pollen while feeding on nectar, assisting plant growth.

eaten by

Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Spiders sometimes ambush and prey on these flies from flowers.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds can catch and eat drone flies as a food source.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't worry, drone flies are safe and won't sting you!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Drone Fly?

18-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Drone Fly?

10-16 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Drone Fly?

10-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Common Drone Fly?

15 km/h

Was frisst Common Drone Fly?

Adults sip flower nectar for energy, while their larvae munch on decomposing matter in water.

Wo findet man Common Drone Fly normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Common Drone Fly?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Drone Fly?

6

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