The most remarkable migrants of all
It is the Autumn season birds are leaving our shores heading to their wintering grounds, a phenomenon known as migration. But did you know insects including some species of hoverflies are known to migrate too.
We are probably all familiar with the migration of the Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus in the Americas and even closer to home in Europe the Painted Lady Vanessa cardui. But a fly no bigger than a 5p migrating such mass distances you might be a bit skeptical of the suggestion.
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| Why are hoverflies found on Oil Rigs? credit Google maps |
