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This remarkable behavior has earned such species the colloquial name of Bomber flies, it can be seen in Roy Kleuker's online video clip in YouTube. [6] Female flies with this remarkable oviposition strategy typically have a ventral storage structure known as a sand chamber on the posterior end of the abdomen, which is filled with sand grains ...
The tiger bee fly, Xenox tigrinus, is an insect of the family Bombyliidae (bee flies) found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario. [1] It formerly went by the name Anthrax tigrinus. [2] The distinctive wing pattern may resemble tiger stripes, giving the tiger bee fly its name.
At first, a brown recluse spider bite may look like a bug bite or bee sting. It can be a small, raised red or purplish bump. ... Fly bites, like this large horsefly bite, can be particularly ...
Bombylius is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae. They are known as the bee-flies , due to their striking resemblance to bees and bumblebees , and are distributed worldwide. One species of the genus, Bombylius major , is widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and is very well known.
Before heading outdoors in Fort Worth, here’s what to know about this biting pest.
Mecoptera (from the Greek: mecos = "long", ptera = "wings") is an order of insects in the superorder Holometabola with about six hundred species in nine families worldwide. . Mecopterans are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals raised over the body that look similar to the stingers of scorpions, and long beaklike
Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers ; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen , while the larvae ( maggots ) eat a wide range of foods.
These critters have started swarming around the Myrtle Beach area and biting people. Here’s what to know about them.