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Eristalis tenax
The drone fly is so named because it is thought to mimic the European honey bee drone (Apis mellifera), with a black and yellow striped body and similar flight patterns.
Spotted on Euphorbia sp.
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Da, suosjecam, takoder se krecem u drustvu onih koji se u ovu djelatnost prilicno dobro razumiju, ali ja imam srece da mi prilaze takvi nekakvi stvorovi, njima nece jer se preplase opreme :P tako sam si bar ja to objasnila! Pa mozda lici na pcelu oblikom, ali nekako mi je manje dlakava da bude tako efikasan prenositelj peluda:)
pentaxovo prije nego sokolovo! nisam na ti s fotografijom, prijatelji su mi fotografi, pa polude kad vide moj način fotografiranja... još sam mislila da je ovo pčela, malo me odnijelo :)))
Zapravo jedna full zanimljiva muhica, imaš oko sokolovo.. ili pentaxovo ;)
It's ok! Every suggestion is welcome :)
Yeah sorry Jopy, I think J had just posted as I was writing and didnt mean to repeat his suggestion :)
Thanks, Debbie! I checked and was wrong (not good with insects)! Now I corrected :)
Thank you, Jacubko! I'm not good at determinating insects! I will correct! Thanks again :)
Hi Jopy, the eyes on this spotting look to be far too large for a honey bee and look much more like a fly's eye than a bees, have a look:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2...
Beautiful! However, this is a Syrphid Fly, also known as a Hover Fly in the family Syrphidae. They mimic bees, and also pollinate.