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Eurasian Drone Fly

Eristalis arbustorum

The Eurasian Drone Fly is a friendly insect that looks like a bee but doesn't sting! It loves to visit flowers and helps them grow by spreading pollen.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Eurasian Drone Fly is a medium-sized, stout fly with a hairy, dark body marked with yellow-orange stripes on its abdomen. It has large reddish-brown eyes and short antennae. Its single pair of wings visibly distinguishes it from the two-winged bees it mimics.

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Eurasian Drone Fly
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Eurasian Drone Fly

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even though they look like bees, drone flies cannot sting people!

Its babies are called 'rat-tailed maggots' because of their long breathing tube!

These flies visit over 20 different types of flowers to find their sugary meals.

They can taste with their feet when they land on a flower!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Bee Impersonator

Eurasian Drone Fly can look like a bumblebee because of its striped body and hairy appearance that helps them avoid predators.

Fähigkeit

Flight Master

Eurasian Drone Fly can hover perfectly still in mid-air because of its powerful wing muscles that helps them feed on flowers.

Fähigkeit

Water Worm Wonder

Eurasian Drone Fly larvae can breathe underwater using a long 'tail' because of their unique siphon structure that helps them survive in murky water.

Maße und Details

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

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults feast on nectar and pollen from flowers, while their larvae filter-feed in watery places.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (rat-tailed maggots) are detritivores, filtering microorganisms and decaying matter from stagnant water.

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • honeydew

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Carries pollen between flowers while feeding on nectar.

pollinates

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Visits spearmint flowers, helping to spread their pollen.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

A common garden bird that preys on adult drone flies.

eaten by

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Often trapped in spider webs while visiting flowers.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Drone Fly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't try to catch or touch insects; just watch them from a distance!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

18-25 mm

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

10-15 mm

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

10-30 Tage

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

10 km/h

Was frisst Eurasian Drone Fly?

Adults feast on nectar and pollen from flowers, while their larvae filter-feed in watery places.

Wo findet man Eurasian Drone Fly normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Eurasian Drone Fly?

Foraging

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

6

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