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marmalade hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

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monkey-mind and nana-puppet
monkey-mind and nana-puppet 12 years ago
Episyrphus balteatus


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TracyL
TracyL 12 years ago

they help make spirits :) (the kind you drink)

MatthewFuller
MatthewFuller 12 years ago

They bumble, therefore they're too clumsy to be trusted to produce consumables... probably.

monkey-mind and nana-puppet
monkey-mind and nana-puppet 12 years ago

what do then bumble bees do?

MatthewFuller
MatthewFuller 12 years ago

So... Bees make honey, and hoverflies make marmalade!

This leads me to conclude that wasps make wasabi.

TracyL
TracyL 12 years ago

Thank you Both of you!

TracyL
TracyL 12 years ago

Thank you Both of you!

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Hema Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

simply beautiful!!!!! what a beauty!

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TracyL
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TracyL

Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Jun 1, 2011
Submitted on Jun 1, 2011

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