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Robber Fly Bumblebee Mimic


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Robber Fly Bumblebee Mimic. The “garden monster” is rarely seen and often mistaken for a bumblebee. June 26th 2018, smithsonian environmental research center, edgewater, md.

Bumblebee Mimic Robber Fly The Backyard Arthropod Project
Bumblebee Mimic Robber Fly The Backyard Arthropod Project from somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com

Web bumblebee mimic habitat and behavior. Web a bumblebee mimic robber fly (laphria macquarti) hunting. Web bumblebees (image 1) are valuable pollinators that can sting.

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Bumblebee Mimic Robber Fly The Backyard Arthropod Project

This is done to fool potential prey or their. They are usually quite hairy with black and yellow. Web most assassin flies are grey and black, but some are brightly colored and mimic other insects like bumble bees and wasps. This is done to fool potential prey or their.

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