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Drone Fly, Eristalis tenax, feeding on a marigold flower

Staying in Melbourne during the school holidays I saw what looked like a strange bee flying about the garden. Noticing it had a different flying style to a bee I went to examine it a bit closer (taking my camera of course!). Well I took some snaps and was a bit excited because it looked like some kind of rare bee mimicking fly - was a bit disappointed when I found out it was actually quite common! Anyway a clear sharp photo, with good enc value showing the role this fly plays as a pollenator.

Appears in Eristalis tenax

Promoted Image:Drone fly feeding on marigold.jpg MER-C 04:22, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]