探検昆虫

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.

生息地: Urban areas

外見

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.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaDipteraSyrphidaeEristalis
Tapered Drone Fly
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Tapered 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

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!

特殊能力

能力

Aerial Acrobats

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

能力

Aquatic Breath-tube

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

能力

Hidden Pollinator

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

サイズと詳細

翼開長
18-28 mm
サイズ
10-14 mm
寿命
15-30 日
飛行速度
20 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

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

年齢による違い: Larvae are detritivores, filter-feeding on decaying organic matter in stagnant water; adults are herbivores, feeding on nectar and pollen.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • decaying organic matter
  • algae

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

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コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Tapered Drone Flyの翼開長は何ですか?

18-28 mm

Tapered Drone Flyのサイズは何ですか?

10-14 mm

Tapered Drone Flyの寿命は何ですか?

15-30 日

Tapered Drone Flyの飛行速度は何ですか?

20 km/h

Tapered Drone Flyは何を食べますか?

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

Tapered Drone Flyは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Tapered Drone Flyはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Tapered Drone Flyの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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