A bee on a Desi Badam (Terminalia catappa)- a close up of the flowers
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J.M. Garg
Dec 17, 2008, 10:00:30 PM12/17/08
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A bee on a Desi Badam (Terminalia catappa) in Hyderabad, AP. Anybody on Bee Id?
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JAMES OVERTON
Dec 17, 2008, 10:17:24 PM12/17/08
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A bee-utiful shot, Garg-ji, but it is not a bee (O. Hymenoptera) but rather a fly (O. Diptera).
I would hazard a guess at a robber fly. We have them here in Australia. I have no doubt they gain a measure of protection by looking like an insect with a sting.
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:30:30 +0530
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Subject: [indiantreepix:6589] A bee on a Desi Badam (Terminalia catappa)- a close up of the flowers
I would hazard a guess at a robber fly. We have them here in Australia. I have no doubt they gain a measure of protection by looking like an insect with a sting.
Cheers,
Max
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Scarab - Akhenaten (Book 1 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Smenkhkare (Book 2 of the Amarnan Kings),
Scarab - Tutankhamen (Book 3 of the Amarnan Kings), Rakshasa, Glass Continuum, Ascension
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:30:30 +0530
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Subject: [indiantreepix:6589] A bee on a Desi Badam (Terminalia catappa)- a close up of the flowers
Mahendra Prasad
Dec 18, 2008, 3:57:53 AM12/18/08
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Could be Hoverfly, also called Flower Fly from Syrphidae family. Often seen hovering over or near flowers. The main food of many species is nectar & pollen Have similar markings to the specimen in pix.
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Mahendra Prasad
Dec 18, 2008, 4:36:06 AM12/18/08
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