Showing posts with label Facts about Hoverflies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facts about Hoverflies. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 17

Facts about hoverflies

Things to know about hoverflies:

     1. Hoverflies are flies meaning they have 2 wings instead of 4 like Bees, Wasps & Ants. The 2nd pair of wings have devolved into club-like structures called halteres that act as a gyroscope. They can even fly backwards as well as hover.

Basic Structure of a hoverfly

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