Some of you were asking about the Bee Fly in yesterday's post. So what is a Bee Fly?
Bee flies are members of a large family of flies called Bombyliidae. It is believed that their superficial resemblance to bees offers them some protection from predators. This Bee Fly is somewhat smaller than the honey bees in my yard.No, they don't sting.
They feed on the nectar and pollen of flowers. The Bee Fly in my photos is one of several different varieties of bee fly. You can click on the photos to enlarge.
Bee flies are on every continent except Antarctica but most folks don't notice them because they look like another bee on the flowers.
To see more of our world in tiny detail please take a look at Macro Monday.
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22 comments:
Ma? That bee's dippin' again?!!!! [wink]...love the last photo best.
MY MARIGOLD
Looks so innocent and beautiful...
Costas
finally a bee that will not sting me. and this one is really pretty, in that last photo, i can see he is really a cute little bee. macro world is so fasinating, we see all the things we never could see in the past. thanks for sharing this cutey pie
Thanks for this info on the bee fly! These are great pictures! I have never heard of them, but I might have known from the picture that it's some kind of fly. The long black stomper!! I will keep an eye out for one.
Adorable pictures, I like a lot your creative title!
I think it's better to be a good friend of a bee! :)
purrs and love and a Happy week
Luna - We love Luna
Very cool, and quite educational! Thanks for the lesson and great shots!
Oh my we'ev learned about a new insect...a bee fly....we've never seen one.
Beautiful pictures,
Madi and Mom
My first time to learn about bee fly, thanks for the info. Great photo here love it! Happy Monday!
Sunflower
Your right, I would have thought it was a bee.
I've never heard of this kind of fly before. I am so glad you posted his picture and told us more about it.
Great bee photos! I chose a bee-photo for MM today as well :)
Interesting info about bee flies. Loved reading about them :)
xx Monica
Love your BEE pictures, Judy....
Hugs,
Betsy
These are just extraordinary shots. You have a way with photography.
Nice composition and details. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely macros Judy and I've learned something new again.
Great shots!
I didn't know about bee flies. Great pix, and good information!
I thought a bee fly would be like a hover fly but it isn't! It looks like a fly in a fur coat. Thank you for the information - it's always good to learn something :-)
This fellow is quite fuzzy, Judy! I can see the difference in your macro shots. Great information on the Bee Fly too..
never heard of bee flies. Not so sure we have them here, in Macedonia.
Great captures.
What a marvelous capture...I love that critter against that color!
I love your little bee fly. The macro makes him look intriguing.
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