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Hi everyone!
Today we continue our look at flower flies. This flower fly is the “Syrphus species”. It is another one that looks similar to a wasp but is totally harmless, they are only interested in gathering nectar from flowers and in the process they help to pollinate them as well. Flower flies are an interesting group of flies with many different species and some are very hard to identify except by close examination which is impossible to do by just looking at them like this. But some do stand out quite nicely from the rest of the group, like today’s flower fly. Have a great day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2022 Steve McLeod.
What a beautiful photo Steve! You’ve got it just right ππΈ Hope you two are ok! π»π
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Thank you so much Ribana! Yes, we are both fine, though perhaps getting a little slower! I hope you have a fantastic week!ππ»βπͺ°
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Amazing how those flies look like wasps ! Thanks for sharing ! ππ»π€
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Thank you! Yes, they can easily fool someone into thinking they are wasps.ππ·π»π
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Wow, this looks new. Ive never seen this oneπ Perfect spot and perfect Shot! Thanks for sharing β€οΈβ€οΈ
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Thank you so much Simon!π It isn’t easy getting these flower flies, they always take off when I get close so I usually just have to wait until one comes along!ππππ·
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I understand the pain to stay still, that’s when the entire universe betrays you with an itch on the nose, a bite on the neck and a twitch on fingers sometimes even a bee stings ππ€ͺ nature is so cooperative to us, you know that right ππ€ͺπ€£π€£π€£
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Now how did you know all those things happened to me??πππΉπΉπ·
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I’ve tried, you must believe I have tried, my photography skills are ridiculous but I tried to be more ridiculous Nd nature wasn’t cooperating me π€£π€£π€£
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Oh my, you need to learn to talk nicely to nature so it will cooperate more with you. Talk softly, use lots of compliments and make sure you say please. It might not work, but it wouldn’t hurt trying.π€ππΉπ·
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He he, may be next time I’ll say your name to them as a bribe with a nature lover like you why nature would hurt meπ with your permissionπ π
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Hey, that’s a good idea, maybe it will work, but remember to talk softly, that is important!π€ππππ·
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UhhhβΊοΈ soft right π I’ll I’ll, I swearπ
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