Pollinator - _TNY_5423
I see quite a lot of people who seem to think that it is just bees and bumblebees that are any good at pollinating flowers.
In reality, any insect visiting flowers tend to pick up at least some pollen and hoverflies, like this female Eristalis (most likely an Eristalis rupium) on a common yarrow (Achillea millefolium), aren't far behind bees in this (involontarily) task.
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Pollinator - _TNY_5423
I see quite a lot of people who seem to think that it is just bees and bumblebees that are any good at pollinating flowers.
In reality, any insect visiting flowers tend to pick up at least some pollen and hoverflies, like this female Eristalis (most likely an Eristalis rupium) on a common yarrow (Achillea millefolium), aren't far behind bees in this (involontarily) task.
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Uploaded on February 9, 2021
Taken on July 16, 2015