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The flies visit flowers or bask on leaves, especially in the morning and afternoon. Males are territorial: they chase other insects from a lookout, often a leaf, by flying after them, then return to their post. The flies hibernate in sheltered places, such as bunkers, slurry pits and caves. They often gather there in large groups (Van der Vlies 2005). Males die in winter, only females survive the winter alive. The larvae have been described by Hartley (1961). They live in watery environments with a lot of organic material, both animal and vegetable, and can even develop in manure. They are particularly resistant to low-oxygen conditions; hence the name tenax, meaning "tough". There are even known cases of larvae developing in the rectum of humans.
Los sírfidos son una familia de dípteros braquíceros cuyos adultos liban el néctar de las flores adoptando el aspecto de himenópteros como las abejas y las avispas.
Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly, is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly. It is the most widely distributed syrphid species in the world, and is known from all regions except the Antarctic. It has been introduced into North America and is widely established. It can be found in gardens and fields in Europe and Australia. It has also been found in the Himalayas. The eyes are marbled in black. Males have hovering displays. The average wing length is 9.75–13 mm and their average wingspan is 15 mm. (Wikipedia). Montenaken, Belgium.
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A Honey Bee photographed on a Cosmos bloom at Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park on Long Island in New York. You can visit this great place online at nysparks.com/parks/95/details.aspx.
Excerpt from a poem by Isaac Watts, parodied by Lewis Caroll in "Alice in Wonderland."
How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
From every shining flower!
How skilfully she builds her cell!
How neat she spreads the wax!
And labours hard to store it well
With the sweet food she makes.
You can find more bee poetry from famous poets and ordinary folks at www.buzzaboutbees.net/a-poem-about-bees.html.
LUCAS DE CIRIA : CANON EOS 80D - EF180mm F/3.5 L Macro USM. Fotografía Lucas de Ciria. Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur, provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Flies of the Family Micropezidae are commonly known as the stilt-legged flies because their middle and hind legs are unusually long.
There are about 500 species of them, ranging between a minute 3 mm (0.1 in) and an impressive 2 cm (0.8 in) in length.
They're found all over the world, though more commonly in the tropics. Also there are none at all in New Zealand.
I don't know its proper name, or even if it has a nickname, like "Butterscotch Wings", but there it was, and there I was with a camera. Couldn't ask for more.
Ancistroides folus, the grass demon, is a small but prominent butterfly found in India & Nepal that belongs to the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It is regarded as an occasional pest of ginger and turmeric plants.
A common jay butterfly on Leea Indica flowers. As the name suggests, these butterflies are so restless that it's a challenge to photograph them.
A break from Whitby captures, but not for long though 😂
Capture taken in our garden recently, when the sun was shining, we had lots of bees and butterflies on our buddleia.
Today we’re back to our standard British summer in Durham, grey, grim and wet. A duvet day designing calendars it is then.
Have a good day, dear friends.
Much love from us all ❤️
LUCAS DE CIRIA : CANON EOS 80D + Canon - EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS lI USM
Fotografia Lucas de Ciria.
Reserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de Piedra, Provincia de Jujuy, ARGENTINA.
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Small changes can lead to big things.
On this day in 2020, 2021 and 2022, I appeared on TV promoting the benefits of nature on mental health.
I thought last year that things were finally going to be better and I would be happy. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as we had hoped, which resulted in me having a breakdown.
I am now on medication which is something I had always tried to avoid. I am starting to feel better and getting some motivation back, and I am determined to turn things around.
Still awaiting a house move to a better place by the coast, and have started to advertise photo calendars and have got a few orders in. (Petra, I have designed a seagull calendar as promised). I have a couple of orders for some canvas prints also.
Slowly I will get there, small changes. I no longer want to be battling in this dark place for the rest of my life. We only get one life, I want to make the rest of it count.
Thank you all for all your support, encouragement and love over the last 3 and a half years.
Much love ❤️❤️❤️