Yellow on Yellow - _TNY_5779
The yellow and black on the abdomen of hoverflies is a form of Batesian mimicry, ie they imitate the warning colours of wasps and bees to deter predators, but for this unknown hoverfly the yellow colour becomes more of a camouflage among the intensly yellow tansies (Tanacetum vulgare).
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Yellow on Yellow - _TNY_5779
The yellow and black on the abdomen of hoverflies is a form of Batesian mimicry, ie they imitate the warning colours of wasps and bees to deter predators, but for this unknown hoverfly the yellow colour becomes more of a camouflage among the intensly yellow tansies (Tanacetum vulgare).
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Uploaded on March 16, 2020
Taken on July 20, 2018