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Hover Flies

Syrphidae

Hover flies are small, friendly insects that look like tiny bees. They love to fly around flowers and help plants by spreading pollen.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Hover Flies has a stout, often furry body with bright yellow and black stripes, making them look a lot like bees or wasps. They possess large, compound eyes and a single pair of clear wings, setting them apart from four-winged insects.

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Hover Flies

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Many hover fly larvae are incredible aphid hunters, eating hundreds in their short lives!

Some hover fly species can even fly backward or upside down with amazing aerial skill!

They are completely harmless to humans; they cannot sting or bite!

Unlike bees or wasps, hover flies only have one pair of wings, not two!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master of Mid-Air

Hover Flies can hover perfectly still, fly backward, and dart rapidly because they have specialized wing muscles that allow incredibly precise flight control.

Fähigkeit

Pest Patrol Larvae

Hover Flies have larvae that are voracious predators of aphids and other soft-bodied pests, helping gardeners protect their plants naturally.

Fähigkeit

Clever Disguise

Hover Flies can mimic the appearance of stinging bees and wasps because their striped patterns and fuzzy bodies trick predators into staying away.

Fähigkeit

Flower Friend

Hover Flies can effectively pollinate many flowers because they visit blooms for nectar and pollen, transferring it between plants.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
8-50 mm
Größe
4-25 mm
Lebenserwartung
7-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar and pollen; larvae feast on plant pests like aphids!

Altersunterschiede: Adults feed on nectar and pollen; larvae are typically predatory on aphids or detritivorous.

Hauptnahrung

  • Nectar
  • Pollen
  • Aphids
  • Mealybugs
  • Decaying organic matter

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Wild Carrot

Daucus carota

Transfers pollen while feeding on flowers.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

A common bird predator of adult hover flies.

hunts

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

Larvae prey on these common garden pests.

eaten by

Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Often caught in spider webs while flying.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Syrphid Fly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Hover flies are friendly and safe, but always be gentle around insects.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Hover Flies?

8-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Hover Flies?

4-25 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Hover Flies?

7-30 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Hover Flies?

10 km/h

Was frisst Hover Flies?

Adults sip nectar and pollen; larvae feast on plant pests like aphids!

Wo findet man Hover Flies normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Hover Flies?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Hover Flies?

6

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