#hoverflies

I saw this little guy zipping around on aloe flowers in our back garden. It was almost challenging me to get it on camera, and it is a Needle-nose Fly (Philoliche spiloptera), Size-12 millimeters. Just

Latin NameObservation dateLocation Mesembrius bengalensisSeptember 22,2025Chittagong Division, Bangladesh This is an insect and a very beautiful natural environment insect. It is a gift of nature and it

Magandang buhay Today is just another lazy day for me (although not literally) as I'm still trying to get back to my equilibrium. The body feels heavy, legs wobbly and eyes sleepy, I managed to empty the

Latin NameObservation dateLocation Mesembrius bengalensisJune 15,2024Chittagong Division, Bangladesh It is a beautiful insect and although the insect is small, it has a very beautiful beauty. I see such

Hoverflies ​ Hello hive friends, wherever you are, come back with me @Alvonzo, hopefully all healthy friends will always be given ease so that we can always meet in the community we love. On this occasion

I took some shots of this flower, but saw a little face looking at me. Amazing what one can find when one takes a closer look at the wonders of nature. This is a medicinal plant called a "Krantz

Strange happenings in the insect world. Yesterday, I saw this fly sitting on a flower with a hoverfly just above it: The top fly kept its position very accurately: When the larger fly moved, the hoverfly

Found on an flowering meadow near big pond. July 2017, South Bohemia, Trebon region Pentax K50 f 6,3/1250 sec; ISO 400;   lens zoom 4,5-6,3/55-300 mm