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Sony ILCE-6000
FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
Episyrphus balteatus, sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly,[1] is a relatively small hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia and North Africa. The upper side of the abdomen is patterned with orange and black bands. Two further identification characters are the presence of secondary black bands on the third and fourth dorsal plates and faint greyish longitudinal stripes on the thorax. Its color patterns may appear wasp-like to other animals, such as birds, protecting it from predation.
E. balteatus can be found throughout the year in various habitats, including urban gardens, visiting flowers for pollen and nectar. They often form dense migratory swarms, which may cause panic among people for their resemblance to wasps. It is among the very few species of flies capable of crushing pollen grains and feeding on them. The larva is terrestrial and feeds on aphids.
As in most other hoverflies, males can be easily identified by their holoptic eyes, i.e., left and right compound eyes touching at the top of their heads.
In the garden yesterday I happened to notice some ants busy above ground, and wondered what they would make of a few grains of sugar, this rapidly turned into an organised removal of the grains, a demonstration of thier organised society :)
Osterospermum flower, lens set at 55mm with X10 close up filter attached. The flower had only just opened, you can see that the pollen pods have only just started opening
14. Magic moment - magiczna chwila - Poland
Sony SLT A55V + Tamron Di Macro 90mm...
Cat: MACRO...
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Ein altes Hausmittel zur äußerliche Anwendung auf der Haut als Ringelblumensalbe oder Ringelblumenöl. Im Garten blühen Sie bei mir immer noch :-)
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