Yep.
You’re right.
Not a bee!
But rather a bumblebee-mimic hover fly!
The Pellucid Fly (Volucella pellucens) to be precise.
No stinger.
Only two wings.
And again - landscape or portrait orientation - still not a bee!
#hoverfly
#nature

Yep.
You’re right.
Not a bee!
But rather a bumblebee-mimic hover fly!
The Pellucid Fly (Volucella pellucens) to be precise.
No stinger.
Only two wings.
And again - landscape or portrait orientation - still not a bee!
#hoverfly
#nature

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 217

A research paper on visitation rates to flowers on farms revealed this worrying fact:

‘The visiting activity of other pollinators (excluding bumblebees/honey #bees) was too low to detect general trends within and between years.’
#nature
#hoverfly
#biodiversity
#education
#worldbeesanctuary
#environment
#monday
#vegan #organic
#pollinators
#farming