




Megasyrphus laxus
The Black-legged Gossamer is a friendly little fly that loves to buzz around flowers. It has shiny black legs and a soft body, making it look quite special in gardens and parks.
生息地: Urban areas
The Black-legged Gossamer is a medium-sized fly, often mimicking bees or wasps with its striking black and yellow-banded body. It has distinctive black legs and large, prominent eyes, making it appear sleek and agile. Unlike bees, it has short, stubby antennae.





カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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Even though they look like stinging insects, Black-legged Gossamers are completely harmless to humans.
Their larvae are like tiny bug vacuums, devouring hundreds of garden pests called aphids!
They can fly backwards! Most insects can't do this trick, showing off their amazing agility.
Unlike many flies, their flight is almost silent, allowing them to sneak up on flowers unnoticed.
Black-legged Gossamer has bright yellow and black stripes that help them look like stinging bees or wasps, scaring away predators.
Black-legged Gossamer can hover perfectly still in mid-air, then dart off quickly, helping them find food and escape danger.
Black-legged Gossamer larvae can hunt and eat many tiny aphids, which helps plants stay healthy and pest-free.
Black-legged Gossamer adults visit many flowers, helping to spread pollen from bloom to bloom for new seeds.
Adults sip nectar and pollen from flowers, while their hungry larvae feast on garden aphids.
年齢による違い: Larvae are predatory insectivores, but adults switch to a herbivorous diet of nectar and pollen.
Aphis gossypii
Larvae consume these pests on cotton and other plants, aiding pest control.
Rudbeckia hirta
Adults transfer pollen between these vibrant yellow flowers as they feed.
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Tyrannus tyrannus
This bird often catches flying insects like the Black-legged Gossamer in mid-air.
Diplazon laetatorius
Its larvae develop inside the gossamer larvae or pupae, eventually killing them.
柔らかい体毛や毛皮が密集して体を覆っている動物の特徴を表します。
社会性動物は組織的な群れで生活し、採餌、防衛、子育てなど、生存に有利になるよう協力し合います。
多種多様な花粉媒介者(ポリネーター)にとって特に魅力的で有益な植物を表します。
食事のすべて、または大部分が植物で構成されている生物が持つ特徴です。
昼行性の動物は主に日中に活動し、通常は夜間に休息や睡眠をとります。
この生息地の特性は、人工の建造物や緑地を利用し、都市や郊外の環境で人間と共存できる種であることを示しています。
花粉を運び、植物の受粉と繁殖を助ける生物のことを指します。
まだ別名はありません。
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
These flies are safe and won't hurt you, so you can watch them closely!
15-25 mm
8-12 mm
14-30 日
8 km/h
Adults sip nectar and pollen from flowers, while their hungry larvae feast on garden aphids.
Urban areas
Foraging
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