Tag: bee mimic

• Question of the Week – Bee Fly

  

  What kind of bee is this? Though this looks like a bee, it is actually a fly, a bee fly (family Bombyliidae). But you’ll have to let it land in order to see the difference. If you look closely, you’ll see it has only one pair of wings, whereas bees have two pairs. Their similar…

  Justin Ballew

  August 6, 2026

  Question of the Week

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