探検昆虫

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.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

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.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraSyrphidaeEristalis
Eurasian Drone Fly
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Eurasian Drone Fly

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Bee Impersonator

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

能力

Flight Master

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

能力

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.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
18-25 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
10-30 日
飛行速度
10 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

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

年齢による違い: Larvae (rat-tailed maggots) are detritivores, filtering microorganisms and decaying matter from stagnant water.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • honeydew

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

Drone Fly

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Eurasian Drone Flyの翼開長は何ですか?

18-25 mm

Eurasian Drone Flyのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Eurasian Drone Flyの寿命は何ですか?

10-30 日

Eurasian Drone Flyの飛行速度は何ですか?

10 km/h

Eurasian Drone Flyは何を食べますか?

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

Eurasian Drone Flyは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Eurasian Drone Flyはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Eurasian Drone Flyの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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