Posts Tagged: Eristalis tenax
A Bee Is a Bee Is a Bee,,,
If poet Gertrude Stein were alive today, she might say "A bee is a bee is a bee" instead of "a rose...
A drone fly, Eristalis tenax, heading toward a Cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee, Apis mellifera, heading toward a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
About Those Drones,,,
Everyone's talking about the drones. You know, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Those flying...
A drone fly, Eristalis tenax, foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Note the distinguishable "H" on the abdomen on the drone fly, Eristalis tenax. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a drone fly feeding. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Drone Acrobatics
The drone fly, aka European hover fly, aka syrphid fly, doesn't get as much press as the other...
A drone fly, aka hover fly and syrphid fly, engaging in a little acrobatics over an Iceland poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hover fly heading for an Iceland poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This photo shows why drone flies are pollinators. Check out the pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Fly Is a Fly Is a Fly
A bee is a bee is a bee is a bee. 'Cept when it's a fly. Lately we've been seeing lots of images...
Drone fly, Eristalis tenax, sipping nectar from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The "H" is easily seen on the drone fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Drone fly heads for another blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Rats!
Rats! How many times have you encountered a "honey bee" on the Internet, in a book, magazine,...
A drone fly, Eristalis tenax, on a Shasta daisy at the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens.. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A drone fly,Eristalis tenax, on yarrow at the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a drone fly, Eristalis tenax. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)