Hover-fly - Sipping nectar on thistle blossom
Hover-fly - Sipping nectar on thistle blossom (Episyrphus balteatus). UK. Mimics appearance and behavior of bees and wasps which may give them a selective advantage since predators avoid them as they do stinging insects
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10735580
Media ID
42832946
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3328px x 4992px
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©John Cancalosi / www.ardea.com
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10735580
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CAN-3258
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