zooophagous: “ stewarti1: “ Bumble bee mimics have become a secondary fascination of mine as I study real bumble bees. These robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) are fantastic mimics that go so far as to mimic color patterns of endemic species across...
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zooophagous:

stewarti1:

Bumble bee mimics have become a secondary fascination of mine as I study real bumble bees. These robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) are fantastic mimics that go so far as to mimic color patterns of endemic species across their geographic distribution!

I wonder how many “bumblebees” I’ve seen have really been just very clever robber flies

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Source: stewarti1