Sunday, 21 June 2020

Another helper spotted in my garden - the Hoverfly (Eristalinus Taeniops)

I thought it was a bee... 

But no it's a fly... 

You can Google it for amazing close up pics of this creature. It truly is beautiful.

According to this site it's a helper :)
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/hover-flies-in-gardens.htm

BUT... it's larvae are the ones that will do the work. And I am sure I wont be able to distinguish them from other larvae. I have been feeding all bugs and larvae that I find on the veggie to my Climbing Perch (ikan Puyu)

I managed to capture it drinking water...

And a couple of seconds of it flying...
Even its flying style is very much like a bee.

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