Fantastic Hover flies Facts
May 18, 2022
➤ Flies of the insect family Syrphidae are known as hover flies.
➤ They also known as "Flowers fly" and "syrphid flies".
➤ There more than 6000 species of hover flies seen across the world.
➤ Hover flies are double beneficial for humans.
➤ Some species of hovers eat aphids during their larval stage, and control pest on farms.
➤ Adult Hover flies feed on nectar and play a major role as Pollinators.
➤ After wild bees , hover flies are second most Pollinators of our planet.
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➤ many species of Hoverflies are mimics of bees and stinging wasps to avoid predators.
➤ Did you know , Hoverflies have only one pair of wings and not two pairs as in the case of bees and wasps.
➤ hover flies are distinguished from other flies by having a spurious vein, located parallel to their fourth longitudinal wing vein.
➤ Hoverflies can fly at the speed of 40 km/hr intermittently.
➤ Hoverflies possess the ability to fly backwards.
➤ Did you know,Male Hoverflies have larger eyes that are placed close together.
➤ Did you know, The eyes of the females hoverfly, on the other hand, are slightly smaller and placed apart.
➤ The males hoverfly mature faster than the females.
➤ Mating may take place while flying or terrestrially resting on foliage.
➤ Females lay the fertilized eggs on plant shoots and leaves where they will have easy access to eat.
➤ A female hoverfly can lay up to 100 eggs during the course of their life.
➤ Most of the hover flies live a very short life . Average they last 12 days, however some live upto 55 days depending on species.
➤ In a year, 3 to 7 generations of these syrphid flies may be produced.
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References
Interesting facts about Hoverflies by Animalsake - https://animalsake.com/interesting-facts-about-hoverflies
Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hover_fly
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