#bug scouts

[uschi-the-listener]

Little bumblebee

I see your round butt

Sticking out of a deep flower

You are fat

Your legs are skinny

You wear a lot of black

Buzz buzz buzz

Please

Never change

Perfect

Exactly how you are

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[oddman-the-oldman]

Black-footed Drone Fly aka Eristalis hirta shown feeding on Meadow Deathcamas aka Toxicoscordion venenosum feeding a usually poisonous flower where both nectar and pollen are poisonous to most animals and insects. It also shows the flower fidelity required to pollinate a mandatory out crossing plant at the beginning of the clip when the fly moves from one flower to the next.

I found this activity while looking for Andrena astragali which so far appears to be absent at this location. (Mima Mounds Wa.)

Use the two arrows near the bottom right of the video so you can get the resolution to see the detail by full screening it. Use your escape key to move on.

You may also wish to read:

Notes on the reproductive biology of Zigadenus paniculatus, a toxic range plant.

Where they talk about Eristalis flys.

@jadeseadragon

[oddman-the-oldman]

February 1st, 2024, and the Crocus are already up. I might be seeing bees starting to dig out of their natal chambers too. Won't be sure for a few more days.

It's not a bad thing if they are reading the weather right and the world is in sync with itself. It's not a good thing if they aren't.

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It only looks like a bee, it's really a fly, poaching nectar from one of the bees flower patch.