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Tapered Drone Fly

Eristalis pertinax

The Tapered Drone Fly is a friendly insect that looks like a bee but is not one! It has a long, slender body and loves to visit flowers to sip sweet nectar.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Tapered Drone Fly has a black body with distinctive yellow bands on its abdomen and a fuzzy, bee-like appearance. Its wings have noticeable dark markings, particularly a dark patch near the tip. It also possesses short, dark antennae.

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Tapered Drone Fly
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Tapered Drone Fly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite looking like a bee, they are completely harmless and cannot sting you at all.

Scientists study how they fly to invent better robotic drones and aircraft.

Their babies, called rat-tailed maggots, live underwater with a snorkel-like tail!

They can even fly backwards and sideways, showing amazing aerial control!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobats

Tapered Drone Fly can hover perfectly still and fly backward because of its powerful wing muscles that help them find flowers.

Fähigkeit

Aquatic Breath-tube

Tapered Drone Fly larvae have a long 'snorkel' tail that helps them breathe air while living underwater in murky puddles.

Fähigkeit

Hidden Pollinator

Tapered Drone Fly has fuzzy bodies that help them accidentally transfer pollen between flowers as they drink nectar.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
18-28 mm
Größe
10-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
15-30 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar and pollen from flowers; larvae filter decaying matter from water.

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

Hauptnahrung

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • decaying organic matter
  • algae

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Birds often prey on adult drone flies.

pollinates

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Adults gather nectar and pollen from common garden flowers.

eaten by

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Frogs are opportunistic predators of various insects.

depends on

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Its bee-like appearance deters predators, benefiting from bees' reputation.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch insects without asking an adult, but watching them is safe and fun!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

18-28 mm

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

10-14 mm

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

15-30 Tage

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

20 km/h

Was frisst Tapered Drone Fly?

Adults sip nectar and pollen from flowers; larvae filter decaying matter from water.

Wo findet man Tapered Drone Fly normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Tapered Drone Fly?

Foraging

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

6

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