Hull city shirt also they are known as the tigers both the football club and the hoverfly

I was surprised to see a European Hornet (Vespa crabro) resting on a pair of jeans pegged to the washing line earlier this afternoon. Unconcerned by my presence, after about 10 minutes, she excreted, waggled her abdomen for a few seconds and then flew off.
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A gorgeous Volucella zonaria hoverfly from #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 28/09/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #hoverfly #Diptera #fly

Female Helophilus pendulus hoverfly, seen at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 28/09/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Diptera #fly #hoverfly

Hoverfly resurrection. 21 September 1901, @theul.bsky.social Librarian and dipterist Francis Jenkinson recovers a Marmalade hoverfly from a spider’s web, “tightly wound up … which being unwound came to life again in a pill-box by the evening.” #enthist #Diptera #Hoverflies

Last week I had the UKs largest #hoverflies on my Ivy in garden. Greater Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria). Click on the link to read more as I delve further into its distribution, mimicry of the European Hornet and its larval biology. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/10/hove.... #syrphidae

Super blog post guys check out my latest post with regards a talk on hoverfly migration from Samm as part of an ento l!ve talk Syrph-ing the continents #syrphidae

"This study utilises samples from an oil rig operator to determine migratory movements of #hoverflies and the pollen they transport across the North Sea and discuss long-distance #pollination."🛢️
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🛢️Long-range pollen transport across the North Sea: Insights from migratory hoverflies landing on a remote oil rig ➡️ buff.ly/C6Jp8UK

Attended an online talk yesterday from Samm (University of Guelph) Syprh’ing the Continents: Hoverflies, Our Unsung Agricultural Heroes video link below. I find it fascinating that such tiny insects migrate just as birds & butterflies do and the talked inspired me to find out even more. #syrphidae.

Super find

Die Gemeine Schattenschwebfliege (Baccha elongata) findet man in schattigen und feuchten Lebensräumen, wie Wäldern und an Gewässern. Ihre Larven ernähren sich von Blattläusen.

#artenvielfalt #natur #nature #insekten #insects #Diptera #Schwebfliegen #syrphidae #hoverflies

Did u know? Moths are significant pollinators in our gardens. As they're often nocturnal, they've evolved clever ways of evading predators during the day. The Plume moth hides by folding its wings up like a concertina, so that it looks like a teeny twig, rather than a tasty bird meal. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🦋

Saw only my second ever Didea fasciata (Pale-knobbed Lucent) hoverfly, in Taunton this morning, with the distinctive “ski goggle” markings on the abdomen.
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Attended an online talk yesterday from Samm (University of Guelph) Syprh’ing the Continents: Hoverflies, Our Unsung Agricultural Heroes video link below. I find it fascinating that such tiny insects migrate just as birds & butterflies do and the talked inspired me to find out even more. #syrphidae.

Hoverflies return to Ivy bush after storm Amy. Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) and Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) #hoverflies #syrphidae but mainly its full of wasps. The wall facing the sun is covered in Asian Lady Beetles (Harmonia axyridis) all of different varieties.

Last week I was at a conference in Sheffield, about the #uplands. Listening to passionate speakers debate what needs to be done to restore them #naturewriting, #rewilding, #hoverflies.
See some of my thoughts with brief notes from the main speakers. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-wi...

Hi All.
I am new to this platform but have heard good things about it so here I am. Staying in from storm Amy with no chance of spotting #hoverflies today, hope they haven't been blown away. Here is a post from my blog site of a hoverfly seen recently. hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com/2025/09/hove...

That is a super fly obviously a mover north due to climate change. The patterns on the wings are stunning. Thanks for sharing.