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The GardenerThe cherry flowers were full of honey bees, the odd bumblebee (probably Two-spotted), and four Syrphid species, including this Globetail. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebee</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#syrphidae</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a>

Eco LokiLa fausse abeille dans le jardin. (Syrphe, Indre, Fr, 04/25) J'ai beau vivre dans un hameau perdu en pleine campagne, j'ai très peu d'insectes et d'abeilles par chez moi. Il faut dire que même si je ne tonds que quelques allées, que je n'utilise pas de pesticides et que j'essaye de fournir une multitude d'abris et de milieux pour la biodiversité, ces mesures ont peu malheureusement peu de poids face aux pratiques des agriculteurs du coin... À 200 mètres, il y a des parcelles de friches brûlées au glyphosate, puis bourrées d'engrais chimiques et de pesticides. Tout ça pour faire des cultures de maïs qui finiront en plastiques ou de tournesols qui alimenteront tout le gâchis du secteur viande. Tous les ans, c'est le même manège, les agriculteurs qui "nous font vivre" balance des tarbassées de produits toxiques, détruisent les haies, rasent les bosquets et pourrissent les rares coins humides. À cause de tout le modèle défendu par la FNSEA et la CR, je fais des photos qui paraissent mignonnes mais qui puent la mort. <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Photographie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photographie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/PhotographieNature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotographieNature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/PhotographieInsectes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotographieInsectes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Insecte?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insecte</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Syrphidae?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Syrphe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphe</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Paquerette?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paquerette</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Margueritte?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Margueritte</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Fleurs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fleurs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Ecologie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecologie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Agroindustrie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Agroindustrie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Ecocide?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecocide</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/JardinPunk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JardinPunk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/NaturePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/InsectPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Flower?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flower</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Daisy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Daisy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Hoverfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hoverfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Flowerfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flowerfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Ecology?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ecology</a>

J 🏳️‍🌈 no se yks ViitanenHyönteisistä kukkakärpäset vaikuttaisi heimolta, joka kannattaisi tuntea paremmin. Punaisen listan lajeja on kolmisenkymmentä, samoin vanhan metsän lajeja. Kolme lajia on kytköksissä harjumetsiin. Tuskin Suomessa on suurtakaan ylitarjontaa harrastajista, joita kiinnostaa lahopuusta riippuvaiset kukkakärpäset.Ihan vinkkinä, jos on liikaa vapaa-aikaa. Ekologialtaan nää on todella kiinnostavia.<a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/lajihommat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lajihommat</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a>

J 🏳️‍🌈 no se yks ViitanenLajinörtin vuosi 2024 – joitain kukkakärpästen kohokohtia:* okapuuhari (Xylota segnis) * kultaperäpuuhari (Xylota sylvarum) * honkapuuhari (Chalcosyrphus piger) VU * kantopuuhari (Blera fallax)Okapuuhari on yleinen metsien ja perinnebiotooppien kukkakärpänen, kolme muuta taas vanhan metsän lajeja.<a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/lajihommat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lajihommat</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a>

Sarah ArnoldWork by Dr Katie James during her PhD found that getting it right really pays off - if plants were pollinated by both hoverflies and bumblebees, fruits were overall bigger, heavier, and typically better quality than self-pollinated plants, or those pollinated by only hoverflies, and sometimes better than fruits from bumblebee-only plants too. [3/]<a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollination</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bumblebees</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Hoverflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hoverflies</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a>

mgeriqueThe fly Eristalinus taeniops is a hoverfly that can be confused with a bee, feeds in a similar way, and is also a good pollinator. iPhone 15 Pro main camera + the lens of binoculars used as reading glasses for close focusing. December. Valencia.La mosca Eristalinus taeniops es un sírfido que puede ser confundida con una abeja, se alimenta de forma parecida, y tambiém es una buena polarizadora.Eristalinus taeniops ist eine Schwebfliege, die mit einer Biene verwechselt werden kann, sich auf ähnliche Weise ernährt und auch ein guter Bestäuber ist.<a href="https://c.im/tags/syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#syrphidae</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>

neville parkI wasn't expecting to find something for <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/FridayFlyDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FridayFlyDay</a>, but then I stumbled across this adorable hoverfly in Trinity-Bellwoods on a mint-type plant that was still flowering in the garden! Due to the cold and the rather late hour it was placid and let me get lots of photos.<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/FlyFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FlyFriday</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bugstodon</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hoverflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hoverflies</a> • <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a>

Alex WildWhy the long face, flower fly?<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Copestylum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Copestylum</a>

Axel SteinerFotos einer selteneren Schwebfliege :-) Die Larven der Schmalband-Wespenmulmschwebfliege (Spilomyia saltuum) bewohnen morsches Holz in hohlen Bäumen. Bilder aus <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Slowenien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Slowenien</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/slovenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slovenia</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/artenvielfalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artenvielfalt</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/insekten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insekten</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/natur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natur</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Diptera</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Schwebfliegen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Schwebfliegen</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hoverfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hoverfly</a>

neville parkToday at the park, lots of yellowjackets…and this huge, amazing yellowjacket-mimicking fly!! It isn't even <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Flyday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flyday</a> but I couldn't wait to share it.<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bugstodon</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flies</a> • <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a>

Sarah ArnoldProboscis extension reflex (PER) is fairly well known in honeybees/bumblebees now - bee learns to associate a stimulus (e.g. odour) with food, and starts extending the proboscis when it smells the odour, even without food. (Pavlovian type stuff.) Mandela Fernández-Grandon & team have been adapting the assay to work on restrained hoverflies. <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Ento24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ento24</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/BehaviouralEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BehaviouralEcology</a>

17chris<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/guest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#guest</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/imgarten?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#imgarten</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/waldbewohner?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waldbewohner</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blumen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blumen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blumenwiese?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blumenwiese</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/forestdweller?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forestdweller</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/forestdwellers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forestdwellers</a> # 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Axel SteinerDie Hummel-Waldschwebfliege (<a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Volucella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Volucella</a> bombylans) sieht auf den ersten Blick aus wie eine Hummel, gehört aber zu den <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Schwebfliegen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Schwebfliegen</a>. Hier ein ♀️ der Variante plumata mit weißem Hinterteil.<a href="https://nrw.social/tags/artenvielfalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artenvielfalt</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/insekten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insekten</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/natur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natur</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Diptera</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/hoverfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hoverfly</a>

Albert CardonaTurns out there is one single observation of Spilomyia graciosa – a wasp-mimicking hoverfly, a <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a> – in the whole of <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a>, from 2021, and that it was done by myself. The colored pattern on the eyes is wild:<a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/717804-Spilomyia-graciosa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/717804-Spilomyia-graciosa</a><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Diptera</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flies</a>

The GardenerKnock knock.Who's there?Orange-tailed Wood Fly.Orange-tailed Wood Fly who?Orange you glad I'm rockin' this booty?! <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a>

neville parksAvE tHe BeEs~Just found one of the biggest and best bee-mimicking flies I've ever seen, hanging out on a telephone pole in my neighbourhood! Dropped my groceries and very cautiously started taking pictures. It was all I could do to not accost everyone who passed like "Look at this fly!!" (Only did it to one person.) <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bugstodon</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flies</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hoverflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hoverflies</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mimicry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mimicry</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a>

Albert Cardona"Changes in wing morphology rather than wingbeat kinematics enabled evolutionary miniaturization of hoverflies", by Le Roy et al. 2024<a href="https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/97839" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/97839</a><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syrphidae</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/hoverflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hoverflies</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#evolution</a>

Colin PurringtonSyrphid fly larva draining an oleander aphid (Aphis nerii). The fluid on the aphid's right cornicle is defensive (didn't work) but also contains an alarm pheromone. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/aphid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aphid</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#syrphidae</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fly</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hoverfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hoverfly</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/syrphidfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#syrphidfly</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a>

Colin PurringtonHere's the syrphid fly larva I found yesterday. I kept trying to get the eyes in focus but gave up, learning later that they don't have them (never got that memo for some reason). Any guesses on genus? I'm rearing it! <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fly</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hoverfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hoverfly</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#syrphidae</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/syrphidfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#syrphidfly</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/larva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#larva</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a>

Colin PurringtonFound a syrphid fly larva in the vegetable garden and thought I'd try to rear it to adulthood. Currently offering oleander aphids on a sprig of swamp milkweed. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fly</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hoverfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hoverfly</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#syrphidae</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a>

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