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Old 14-07-2015, 06:47 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Michael Uplawski Michael Uplawski is offline
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Default Any idea what type of bee this is?

On Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:14:10 +0100,
Nick wrote:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...Bees%20pic.jpg


The most common hoverfly that we have here and even more of them in
Germany. This one is often taken for a wasp by children, as it chooses
its colors to make believe it were dangerous in a way. Which it is not.

Here in France, there are bigger species, too, which resemble more to
ordinary flies, but hover just as well and use the same disguise.

Michael
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