Six-legged Balance. Dronefly, Eristalis tenax, on St. James-wort, Jacobaea vulgaris, Océ-weerd, Meuse Corridor, Venlo, The Netherlands
In the dessicated fields on the banks of the Meuse River a few flowering plants flourish. One is pretty yellow St. James-wort. And insects are quick to seek it out. Here's a Dronefly. It's been identified as Eristalis tenax by Thijs de Graaf (for which my great thanks); it's taking a deep draught! I hurried home for a Human Beer...
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Six-legged Balance. Dronefly, Eristalis tenax, on St. James-wort, Jacobaea vulgaris, Océ-weerd, Meuse Corridor, Venlo, The Netherlands
In the dessicated fields on the banks of the Meuse River a few flowering plants flourish. One is pretty yellow St. James-wort. And insects are quick to seek it out. Here's a Dronefly. It's been identified as Eristalis tenax by Thijs de Graaf (for which my great thanks); it's taking a deep draught! I hurried home for a Human Beer...
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Uploaded on August 11, 2018
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