On one of those pleasantly sunny days I took my macro lens and went to my mums hard to shoot anything I could find. Flowers, bugs, spiders would be perfect, some birds if I am lucky.
And then, right at the edge of a garden bed, on a flower that was not supposed to grow there (but it did, cause it is pretty), I noticed this little, fatty insect.
For a very long time I was convinced it was a bee. Kind of looks like a bee with the fatty, yellow body.
But then I finally decided to look up the differences between those two and this is what helped me:
| Bee | Fly |
|---|---|
| Narrow eyes more to the sides | Large, more round eyes |
| Long antennae | Short antennae |
| Broader back legs | Long, slimmer back legs |
| Four wings shorter than body | Two wings longer than body |
It is a fly, right?
The pretty purple flower I mentioned is Candytuft. They grow around the garden uncontrolled. They sprout where they want and if it they are not on the way, they are left alone. Then they produce seeds, spread them around and the show starts over again. They are not big, so they don't really bother any other plant around and the view is just lovely and the tiny flowers pop here and there.
One year I took some seeds and had them blooming in a pot too. They are so easy to grow!
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Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.