Japanese bee flies! (Bombyliidae Minor) 10/10 would likely boop to death

I wish people would think of this insect & the many other beautiful #Diptera out there, instead of recoiling in disgust at the mention of the word ' #fly '

I mean, just look at its fluffy white butt!!!! 🥰

bee fly #Ogcodocera leucoprocta ( #Bombyliidae )
GA, USA

A bee fly (Diptera: Bombyliidae) collecting sand for her eggs. The female coats her eggs in sand, prior to flicking them like little bombs into the nests of solitary wasps and bees.

This 'egg-bombing' behaviour can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=whRkZ1…

🪰 A mosquinha felpudinha batendo as asinhas.

Essa é uma mosca Bombyliidae, que imita abelhas, é polinizadora.

This may be my favorite photo from the desert last weekend. It's a tiny, fuzzy bee fly (family Bombyliidae) on a Desert Dandelion. Bee flies parasitize other insects, including ground-nesting bees. It was only 5-6 mm. long, not counting the Doctor-Seussian beak. #FridayFlyday

Villa modesta (Dune Villa) #Bombyliidae

Bee fly, Bombyliidae.
The bee fly is able to shoot its eggs directly into the wild bee breeding tubes from a hovering position.
#bombyliidae #biodiversity

Did you know? Cutiefly & Ribombee are inspired by Bombyliidae which are “Japanese Bee Flies”. They feed on nectar and pollen, being important pollinators. EVERYTHING IS CUTER IN JAPAN!!!! 😍🐝💕🌸

Hunchback Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)

Captured this incredible moment of a hunchback bee fly.

Bee fly larvae are parasitic, targeting solitary bee or wasp nests. Female bee flies lay eggs near nest entrances, and when they hatch, the larvae parasitize the host's young.…

Bombyliidae sighting in Salem, OR.

It finally made it to publication! Who would have thought that two fly families would be so important!
Thankyou everyone for the help and assistance throughout my project.
Here is the link! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
#diptera #ecology #flies #insect #science #syrphidae #bombyliidae

Olha que gracinha essas moscas felpudinhas. Elas têm um 'biquinho' para se alimentar nas flores, por isso ajudam na polinização. São da família Bombyliidae. 😊

Bee fly (Bombyliidae)

GM and happy Monday, had to try to get a better composition from the last week bee fly shot.

#TwitterNaturePhotography #naturelovers #NatureBeauty #wildlifephotography #MacroMonday #macrophotography #photography #BBCWildlifePOTD #SonyAlpha

Els Bombyliidae són mosques que reben aquest nom pel seu comportament ovopositor 'bombarder'. Les seves larves parasiten ous i larves d'altres insectes. Per això, la mare 'bombardeja' la seva progènie prop dels nius d'aquests (generalment, nius d'abelles solitàries).

日当たりの良い崖の上にチョウやハエ・ハチなどが次々に飛んでくる。
中でも目立ったのが #ビロードツリアブ 。宿主のハナバチの巣を探しているのか、低空飛行を繰り返していた。
昨日の虫探しの答えです。
#Bombylius major #Bombyliidae #Diptera

･*ʚ bug of the day: bee fly aka bombyliidae

Bombyliidae/Bee Flies are new to me. Long, non-retractable proboscis for nectar.
Identification:
Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Usiinae » Apolysis
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I actually thought this was a bee how amazing to learn its actually a fly The Bombyliidae commonly known as Bee Flies my first ever time seeing one Nature is just Amazing #notabee #beeflies #fly #natureisamazing #MHHSBD #Derbyshire #photograghy #NatureBeauty

Friday Flyday: Here's a fuzzy little fly with attractively-patterned wings (zoom in, they're cool), on the desert floor amid corkscrew-shaped Stork's-Bill seeds (not a native plant, but here since the 18th century). I think it's a species of bee fly, family Bombyliidae.

Las moscas de la familia Bombyliidae son importantes polinizadores pues los adultos se alimentan de néctar y polen. Tienen una probóscide que, a diferencia de las mariposas, no pueden retraer. Son 4.700 especies en 270 géneros distribuidos por todo el mundo. #biodiversity