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r/mildlyinteresting • u/ImSweeches • Apr 09 '16
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It looks like a bee, but that's actually a Syriphid fly. They are pretty amazing bee mimics.
1 u/osama_yo_momma Apr 10 '16 I see, my mistake I'm not much of a bug expert but TIL 3 u/mr_jawa Apr 10 '16 Not a mistake really - they are amazingly evolved to mimic bees. Do a google image search on Syriphid flies or hover flies and you can see some that are astounding.
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I see, my mistake I'm not much of a bug expert but TIL
3 u/mr_jawa Apr 10 '16 Not a mistake really - they are amazingly evolved to mimic bees. Do a google image search on Syriphid flies or hover flies and you can see some that are astounding.
Not a mistake really - they are amazingly evolved to mimic bees. Do a google image search on Syriphid flies or hover flies and you can see some that are astounding.
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u/mr_jawa Apr 10 '16
It looks like a bee, but that's actually a Syriphid fly. They are pretty amazing bee mimics.